Need a Little Spring Today?

On a day like today in Florida...where there is ice on the "pond" (on the bird bath...not really on the pond), and the morning started out at a frigid 31 degrees F...which is very cold for Florida... and even now at noontime it is only 47 degrees, (with a wind chill of 42 degrees), 

I thought perhaps you could use a little Spring:

Hubby and I bundled up like Eskimos (seriously, I should have taken a picture of us, but you wouldn't recognize us with the hoods and gloves and parkas.  I even wore some long johns!) and headed to our walking woods to try and get some exercise and get our frozen blood moving again... (I can hear the groans from my friends in the north, who may be dealing with sub zero temperatures today)...and we were not disappointed by the display of early spring in the woods....

These are Wild Plum Trees, and they may be blooming a bit early due to the very warm temperatures we were having last week.  

 These trees are blooming all around what appears to be an old house foundation...I can imagine it was lovely back in the day...

I know I already showed you this photo last week, but this is at the same location, only more trees are blooming now.

And so, I had to bring some of this lovely springtime home with me:

I needed some kind of "Tree" to take the place of my Christmas grapevine tea-cup tree in the kitchen,
and something for my "windowsill" over the sink (really the breakfast bar). The watermelon pitcher may be a bit too springy/summery for today, but that is all I could find that would hold this. I think I left all my big glass vases in my old house when I got tired of packing. Oh well...this will do just fine.

Perhaps a little Song of Solomon Chapter Two would be lovely to read just now:

11. For behold, the winter is past,

The rain is over and gone.

12. ‘ The flowers have already appeared in the land;

The time has arrived for pruning the vines,

And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.

13.  ‘The fig tree has ripened its figs,

And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.

Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,

And come along!’”

I know winter isn't really over and done with for many, but this is something to look forward to on a cold winter's day.

And this made me feel quite joyful, 

so I wanted to share it with you!

Have a beautiful, joyful, lovely day!