Weekly Musings--Spring and Daffodils

Spring is a time of wonder

for me.

How anyone can witness the unfolding of spring

after the 'deadness' of winter

(especially one as brutal as this one)

mystifies me.

This spring I am experiencing a double wonder

as I discover what the previous owners planted.

The 'green-thumber' was the husband.

I  don't agree with a lot of what he did,

but I am loving the daffodils

he planted on the fringes of the land.

The above picture is between two bushes

in front of the living room's big window.

I'm not sure what they are yet,

but am looking forward to the revelation!

The forsythia bushes are beginning to bud.

I have brought spring inside.

I bought some fake daffodils

before I realized how much of the real stuff I would have.

All the photos here feature freshly cut blooms.

The fake ones have been relegated to a corner

where the cat would spill the real ones.

Next to last 'big' test is today and tomorrow for my juniors.

If I'm tired of creating, giving, and grading them,

just imagine how the kids feel.

I call this teaching to a test in conjunction with the new common core curriculum

as 'the dumbing down of America'.

Just saying.

I hope this week has begun well for you

and you will continue to find many blessings

interwoven in the days.