Ahhh Spring Splendor

Today I spent some time with my roses,

I absolutely LOVE Spring,
always have,
always will!

It is a little bit of a different season when it doesn't follow a
true, blue, ice cold, winter-
when Spring brings warmth, melted snow and trees that
stretch themselves each morning as they wake
from a long sleep-
but I love Spring nonetheless!
The beauty of Spring is full of everything new, from
all the new buds on the trees,

the little bit of green popping up from the ground
showing the very first signs of tulips,
hyacinth or any other bulb flower.

Maybe, I have a biological clock that rings
loud and proud when the songs of birds start to fill the air,
flowers are popping up all over
and cool mornings turn to warm afternoons!

Today, with my rose bushes I couldn't help but notice
the beauty of a rose bud.
They start out so small-

I love when they have not yet popped out of their green protection

I mean ever so small.

It seems like they grow so slow, especially when looking at them like this,

but really, there is only a matter of days that brings them
from this

to this!

If you're not watching,
you're missing it BABY!

And I couldn't help but think about all that life has to offer,
Spring will come,
sure as the months pass by,
and no matter where you are,
or what you are doing,
or how winter looked for you-
Spring is going to come.

But life comes by quickly,
and sometimes comes and goes quickly,
and like a rose bud
may go from this to

this,

before you even take a chance to enjoy.

even my kiddos got in on the action!

So Stop and Smell the roses today!
You deserve it!