Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Celebrating Spring

The first day of spring! After winter, it's always so lovely to see things bursting into bloom. I have a habit of snapping pictures every year, trying to capture what can only be truly experienced with all 5 senses. Last week I was resisting the urge to take yet another batch of flower photos; but this week I threw common sense to the wind and decided the early date is sufficient reason to take pictures of it all.  After all, when have I ever had so many blooming things on the first day of spring?!
 
tulip,    hyacinth,    hydrangea
peony sprouts,    apricot blossom

is spring complete without dandelions?   a promise of lilacs to come
daffodil,    muddy shoes- another spring staple

In the evening I attended a Spring Celebration with a group of folks from our church. It was awesome! We went early, expecting to wait in line to get in. To my surprise, there was no line and the auditorium did not get full. It's a mystery to me why more folks didn't take advantage of this delightful free event.
 There was prelude music by these young ladies/sisters... 
Followed by another singing group/family, of which our favorite was their rendition of
"The Farmer Feeds Them All".

And the real treat of the evening was keynote speaker Philip Yancey.
He spoke on "Seasons of Soul". You can read a similar synopsis here.
Inspiring words of truth and grace. Always better 'in person'.
Being the offspring of an author, I'm generally not given to "author-worship" but I did acquire an autograph for my scrapbook. :)
I don't remember when I've had a lovelier first day of spring. Happy spring, everyone!

3 comments:

Rosita said...

Thanks for all the beautiful photos of spring. Lovely, all. Even the muddy boots! :) Would have loved to hear the Sommers girls and Mr. Y. What a treat!

Scribbler said...

I like what he said here:
“You bomb my country, I’ll bomb you back. You kill my people I’ll kill you back. That’s the way the world runs.
“And then there comes this force like grace. Even if you are an enemy, even if you are a terrorist there is another way, another force.”

He's not an Anabaptist but he understands what the Bible says on the principles of peace. I have his book "The Jesus I Never Knew."

Rhonda Schrock said...

Beautiful pictures! As the mother of four boys, I think your last picture is a highly-accurate snapshot of spring. :) Love it.

And happy spring to you.

Rhonda