Sunday, April 22, 2018

Sunday Stroll - Slow Melt


A few days ago, Micah was the happiest boy on the planet.
Maxine was not so sure.


For a while,  I hovered indoors,
tending seedlings in the lightbox,
and wondering when we would ever be able
to plant them out in the garden.


As the first semester of my grad classes winds down,
I contemplated a little personal reading.


Things are slowly thawing.  Each day the drifts dwindle.
Skies are blue
and birds are flying more easily
on graceful currents of air.


I wander the yard,
thinking of all the spring cleaning 
both indoors and out .


It feels good to be outdoors without a coat,
with the sun on my face,
and the breeze tugging my long gray ponytail.


There is one fellow in the family
who is not so thrilled
that winter is slowly melting away.


Wherever you are, whatever the weather, I wish you joy.


Please skip on over to Steve's blog Out on the Prairie for a little prairie love!


14 comments:

Lowcarb team member said...

So lovely to see blue skies.
I enjoyed all of your photographs.

All the best Jan

Granny Marigold said...

I hope the snow melts soon even if "someone" won't be overly pleased.
I like your choice of books waiting to be read.

Birgit said...

Oh so beautiful from the skies to your beautiful dogs. Have a fun evening reading and tomorrow enjoying the day

Marcie said...

Yes! We really needed to see boue skies!

Marcie said...

We lost quite a bit of snow today. Looking good! Thanks about the books. I'm eager to read something other than a text book!

Marcie said...

Thank you Birgit! Looking forward to a week without homework after work! 😁

Nas said...

I loved all your photos. Such lovely shots!

Out on the prairie said...

What a generous amount of sun here, I am melting off a cold.Ate trout this morning next to where I caught them.I wish it would stay this way forever, but the heat is due soon. Want so bad to plant everything.You will have to take your pup mto a ice rink where they dump the Zamboni. Always a bit of snow.

Magic Love Crow said...

Micah is so cute!!! Your seedlings are doing so well! Big Hugs!

One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...

Beautiful words
as always
You brighten my day - always
and I am still saying
Shingles Go Away :)

Marcie said...

Thank you! Nice to meet you!

Marcie said...

He would love that zamboni ice. Wish there were a rink closer !

Marcie said...

Thank you. The seedlings cheer me!

Marcie said...

I'm saying it with you!