After days of grey the sun finally shone today. It
immediately felt like spring, and we just noticed things like the snowdrops
poking through the hard ground. Everybody seemed to have a renewed lightness in
his or her step.
We went to see and elderly relative, unfortunately
her memory is receding. But her ray of sunshine was when we showed her pictures
of our grandchildren. This brightened everybody’s day and provoked not always
flattering reminiscences of my childhood. It is always good to hear memories
and relive the past. However when people start to lose their memories to me it
stresses the importance of living ones life to the full, of taking advantage of
all experiences that are offered.
As we were in Dorset I was looking forward to a walk
by the sea, however I have been unwell. It made me appreciate more the walks
that I had in the past and look forward to them in the future. It was
particularly galling to miss the walk on a sunny day.
So apologies for the short blog today, I will be back
to form tomorrow.
Length is not the yardstick, so to speak. Your points here are perfect for me today, as we do not yet have hope of seeing snow drops (9 degrees F mind you, not C, out now at 5:00p.m.... I'm excited tomorrow that it might reach 19 degrees F!). The snow is well frozen over my garden, although my elderly cats who no longer go outside have allowed the bunnies to take up residence under our deck. One such cute specimen has dug up my thyme bush and helped himself! But despite all this, the sun this time of year is strong, when it does show, and the days are definitely longer. I will take heart and make the most of my cozy time inside!
ReplyDeleteKarin - That seems very cold to me. It just shows that you looking forward to 19 deg F is just relative. But you are right that it is great to see those little signs of spring. Today here it was about 10 deg C, good not to wear a cap.
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