Our state has had a ridiculous (for us) amount of rain in the last week, and the result is it doesn't look like our state anymore! Green grass is everywhere, trees are putting out extra leaves, the whole place is growing and drinking in the moisture.
It's funny that we're leaving for England today, England which is usually an oasis of green away from our brown Colorado summers. But they're having a small drought, my mom says their grass is dying. It's never good to mix climate change with an El Nino year.
On our walk at the pond today we saw the silver green of sage bushes, redwing blackbirds calling to one another and gobbling worms, and cottonwood trees leafed out and shady, dropping their sappy pods on the ground. The water levels were so high that the overflow pond was full, and even made me wish I could take a swim. The crabapple trees have dropped their blossoms to the ground in great clumps of defeated petals, so the sidewalk is carpeted with crushed spring perfume.
It's odd how spring means so much to me as a mother; I mean, I've always loved this time of year, but now it means I get to show Maeve new flowers, baby animals, and her trees that she loves so much have come back to life. I am amazed at how rich my life is right now.
So you're getting a lot of rain too, eh? We've had rain for a WEEK straight! I mean, we're used to green around here in May, but not THIS much green!
ReplyDeleteHave a great trip! Love the new header!