Welcome Sweet Springtime

Spring is here now...the calendar caught up with real life. I have adored this early spring; the One Thousand Gifts challenge has made me acutely aware of beauty in nature and spring is full of that!!

From the very first sprouts of buds on the tree branches......to the tiny red dots that litter the ground after the first good rainstorm...

I love spring!

Well, most of it. There is that pesky little detail of the gorgeous, lush grass that grows so long it necessitates thinking (only thinking, mind you) of getting out the lawn mower. (gulp.)
I told you a few weeks ago that one of my "livin list" items for this year was to visit Seven Pillars to take seasonal pictures for framing in my house. Since my day off last week was SO beautiful, I headed that way for the spring photo shoot...

Then I headed to Matter Park in Marion, to take a few more pictures, and this river bend just called my name...

GORGEOUS hyacinths..the deep color in the stripes just made me want to plant dozens of these in my yard!

But of course I love the pink ones too...

Love walking in to work past this tree...which, after some rain, sort of made a gorgeous pathway of blossoms on the ground!

And while I don't love rain most of all, it is fun to watch it out the window...with pretty spring trees behind it.

And that's what I love about spring!

Well...that, and this. (With a shout out to my sister, Lori!)