Sunday, May 4, 2008

For the Beauty of the Earth





























The fiddlehead ferns are the first photo. I wouldn't want to eat them! Also a photo of the tree Michael calls the "carnation tree." It's pretty lush. I included a photo of our sugar maple that dominates the back yard, then a photo of our back door. It is a pretty house if completely packed with stuff at the moment. We used to sing "White Coral Bells" as a family. I always thought they were talking about lilies of the valley but maybe not. We have a really nice bed of them and they are above the retaining wall which means that they're closer to eye level. Lilies of the Valley are so small it's hard to see them unless you bend over.

I'm beginning to not mind the bouts of rainy cold weather so much because of all the beautiful flowers that come as a result. It's so chilly that the flowers bloom longer. It's like keeping them in a floral refrigerator. And there are glorious hours and even days of perfect sunshiny weather sprinkled in the showers.

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