It's the National Cherry Blossom Festival this week, but until today? You'd have been hard pressed to know it, but for the big white tent down by the Tidal Basin. A much colder-than-usual March has pushed the peak prediction back about 2 weeks and bare trees still line those famous walkways. But oh! Even though there's a chill in the air, those days are getting longer. And, friends? There is a certain softness beneath even the most frigid day.
Just this morning I stood at my window and could almost see the buds on the crabapple right outside swelling to open. Nature may be delayed, but never denied. Thank goodness.
Just this morning I stood at my window and could almost see the buds on the crabapple right outside swelling to open. Nature may be delayed, but never denied. Thank goodness.
77 degrees tomorrow! Perhaps spring is finally here.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed that softness, even from New England. I love the idea of a delayed, but never denied, spring. A hopeful sentiment, for sure.
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