I’m enjoying the sunny faces smiling up at me from all the beautiful summer gardens.
It was only a sunny smile,
and little it cost in the giving,
but like morning light
it scattered the night
and made the day worth living.
~F. Scott Fitzgerald
“It is true, as they say, that the blossoms of spring are all the more precious because they bloom so briefly.” ~Murasaki Shikibu
With each passing day, something magical is occurring as more and more signs of spring are slowly being revealed.
This Brown Thrasher perched at the top of a bush, belting out its varied repertoire, seemed to be announcing the news that spring is quickly approaching.
“In March winter is holding back and spring is pulling forward. Something holds and something pulls inside of us too.” ~Jean Hersey
We stopped at the Big Sandy Unit Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge to see if we could see any hummingbirds at the feeders. We weren’t disappointed by the hummingbirds …
or by the beautiful butterfly garden and grounds which overlooked the lake.
I couldn’t decide which I enjoyed more, the flowers …
the birds …
or the butterflies and other insects.
“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.” ~Ruth Stout
“No garden truly blooms until butterflies have danced upon it.” ~K. D’Angelo
Hiking on the boardwalk around the edge of Reelfoot Lake is a good way to see native plant and animal life, with each season offering up its own variety of treasures.
“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery … I thought ‘this is what it is to be happy.'” ~Sylvia Plath
walking on a country road 