And all of a sudden, its Spring
Feb. 28th, 2007 01:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trystinnI've been watching the Earth awaken this last week with amazement and awe. Crocus and Daffie shoots are pushing up, tender little leaf buds are working their way out of branches, and the winter nip in the air is gone even though its still in the forties. Formerly dry and denuded branches are covered in that lightest of new green leaves, that special green tone that one never mistakes for anything other than spring growth.
All these little signs building together to form a new Earth. I'm afraid to blink.
And then it hails. And all bets are off. What a ride!
All these little signs building together to form a new Earth. I'm afraid to blink.
And then it hails. And all bets are off. What a ride!
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Date: 2007-03-01 04:51 am (UTC)The mainland had a hell of a snow storm tonight, yet only a bit of hail here - which was eagerly gobbled up by willing puppies and not a whit of it left, oddly enough.
Not sure, at present, if the road trip will be delayed by the weather.
I should be sleeping, but instead, I'm eating grits.
Date: 2007-03-01 04:56 am (UTC)I guess some of the trees are starting to bud as well as I've seen squirrels nibbling on the ends of branches.
Hope the weather clears in time for your Highway to Hell tour. :)
Re: I should be sleeping, but instead, I'm eating grits.
Date: 2007-03-01 05:04 am (UTC)I'm going to attempt to figure out the voice post option on LJ over the next few days, as I'm not sure I want to be carting around a laptop!
Re: I should be sleeping, but instead, I'm eating grits.
Date: 2007-03-01 07:52 am (UTC)oh, sorry, got distracted.
Crocuses. Yes. Our *were* coming up, I don't know if they've survived the foot of snow that fell here yet. gotta love the Cailleach's featherbed shaking!
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Date: 2007-03-01 06:11 pm (UTC)I'll do some testing to see how well the accent does!
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Date: 2007-03-01 05:40 am (UTC)There Was a Change Today
There was a change today
only the quite will notice.
The rain falls the same way,
throws itself into the drowning earth.
It is always raining here.
Each tree still stiff with winter cold.
No buds. No leaves. No greening shoots.
Yet, I feel a weak yellow heartbeat
threading through the branches.
And the earth in places,
and the air
tastes different, rounder
lingering in the mouth.
Exposed stones duck down,
sink their toes in, waiting.
The sparrows feeding on store bought seed
peck slowly, fly with less worry
reassured by instinctual foreknowledge.
Soon. Soon.
The Season rolls over in her sleep.
The rain falls the same way and
only the quiet will notice.
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Date: 2007-03-01 05:44 am (UTC)Btw, we're going to be staying in Everett - is that close enough for a visit over the next few days?
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Date: 2007-03-01 05:47 am (UTC)Lemme check with my road buddy and we'll see what we can do!
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