the promise of spring

well so like i said yesterday, on friday afternoon i took my dogs for a walk.  and instead of going the usual way, i decided to switch things up a bit a walk over to woodward park.

you can see that the park is still wearing her winter cloak.

nothing blooming…not much in the way of color.

as i walked in towards the raised gardens though you could see a few little signs of life.

and then later that afternoon when i got back home, i went walking around my own yard to see if there were any signs of spring.  and that’s when i saw my rose bush starting to leaf out a bit.

i’m not even kidding…i was practically giddy when i saw this.

it happens every year.  i don’t know why.  it’s almost like i become so accustomed to winter and the bare, colorless landscape that i forget spring will come.

spring always comes.

spring is coming.

always and forever, spring is a promise.

and i can hardly wait.

love, kelly

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