Today as I started out on my usual morning walk, I was feeling weary of the cold, drizzly, dark days. Just as I was thinking it was never going to end, and spring was still a long way off, I was literally smacked in the face by a low branch on a tree. Guess what was there on that branch? Several small pink flowers just opening up. It was an announcement: Spring is just around the corner! I was so amazed. It's only January 16 and already I'm seeing signs of spring. I love the change of seasons. Each one has a certain delight and variety. But here in the Portland area, winter means mostly dark rainy days. I could wish for the snow of my childhood days in Minnesota but then again, if I lived in that northern state I would not be enjoying those early signs of spring like I did today. So after that run in with spring, the rest of my walk was a search for other signs. They were there: heather in bloom, daffodil spikes already several inches tall, buds on many plants starting to swell. Spring will burst out into song soon and I will be watching.
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