In the morning light—
cold dark days of winter gone,
flowers blooming bright.
Colors everywhere
illuminating vision,
People stop and stare.
Winter lost its fight
melted by the Robin’s song,
spring is in the air! ~ms
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Lovely, cheerful flowers
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There is now a breath of warm in the cool spring air, and flowers everywhere.
I took these photos today.
So I think (I hope) this means winter is gone….
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Oh, beautiful! Yay! Spring is here (finally)!
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I know!
I can hardly believe it.
The flowers and I were dancing in the sun.
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You are a little ahead of us I think, but your beautiful photos make me smile! Spring is definitely en route and we are all excitedly waiting for the big bursts of color. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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I took these flower photos today in downtown Fredericksburg.
All the pear trees are blooming too!
It won’t be long before the warm comes blowing your way.
Wonderful to watch the grey winter world shift into brilliant spring colors.
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Wow, spring has really come to your area! Beautiful blossoms!
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Thanks!
Spring suddenly appeared almost overnight.
I’m happy!
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Still winter here, but there is hope! 🙂
Great photos!
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Yes….there is definitely hope.
Spring conquers winter every year!
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Blazing flowers – thank you! Peace.
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Another sunny day today.
Peace!
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WoW !!!
nice ! thank you for spreading the sunshine.
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Your welcome.
And there is another beautiful day out there….with the wind a blowing.
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Your flowers are warming indeed. So warming in fact, I am going fishing. I’ll be back to read more later. Mud
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That’s a great plan. I’m with you on that.
I think I’ll go walking.
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Congratulation! You have already lovely season. Pictures and flowers are beautiful.
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I hope the weather where you are is also pleasant and bright!
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I love daffodils! Wish they lasted longer.
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I knew a lady who got very upset when someone sent her flowers while she was in the hospital. She said, “Are you trying to remind me of death while I am sick? These will be dead in just a few days. I don’t want to look at them. Take them away.”
I guess these beautiful flowers are our best reminders that life is short, and we should cherish each moment while we can. 🙂
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Nice:)🌞
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Thank you.
I looked at the photos that are on your website.
Very beautiful!
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Wow, I’m so impressed! These flowers belong to a typical Mediterranean flora, were taken on a Mediterranean country or in California/Australia? Best wishes, Àngel
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I am in Virginia (East coast U.S.A.).
It just started to get warm here, finally!
I was starting to think Spring would never come….
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Thanks for visiting my garden. Loved your photos (and envied your photographic ability). Your Spring seems a little ahead of ours, but the first signs are the best!
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Thanks! It is exciting to see the flowers and the warm days.
Now, finally, the cold of winter is gone.
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very beautiful
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Spring is a vivid expression of life
and life is inherently beautiful…….
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yes Mary very beautiful
you capture the beauty very beautifully
especially the purple flowers
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Beautiful flowers! I especially like the daffodils – they’re the most forgiving of flowers to tend, and their bloom is a sure sign that sping has finally arrived. Looks like you had a great walk!
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Yes I did!
I have been waiting and waiting for the warm.
I hope it’s here to stay.
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Beautiful images & Haiku!
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Appreciating
kind and gracious comment from
one named Kiaman…..
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Lovely Haiku reply 🙂
Greg
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An audible sigh of relief from us all. My bees are happily buzzing around, too. Spring fever has arrived. 😉
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For us that the love warmer weather, definitely a huge sigh of relief.
So happy.
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love the pic! love the poetry! Always a pleasure! 🙂
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Thanks so much.
I read through some of your blogs. I see that we are both at the same point in life.
In truth, sometimes I feel that I am running out of time, but I guess….from the moment we were born…the time clock was ticking. It just sounds louder now. 🙂
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Beautiful photos, Mary, and I love the verses tucked in between. Happy spring!
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Thank you! And I love the name that you have chosen.
Your name is inherently creative.
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Composer in the garden–
I know you hear it!
Nature’s music rehearsing
underneath the ground.
See the flowers rise
in a standing ovation
while spring applauds! ~ms 🙂
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Oh, a lovely poem for me – I am deeply honored. And you got it exactly right 🙂
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Beautiful photos.
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Thank you, Minkee.
I am so happy to see the colors returning after a long grey winter!
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Lovely! My yard is in bloom too. :0)
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Yes it is wonderful.
And the temperature is in the 70s.
I was outside with my sandals on…
This is my kind of weather. 🙂
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oh so lovely! especially love the bee! it’s hard for me to get a clear photo of them on a flower.
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Well, there was a little bit of cool in the air that morning.
So the bee was probably not warmed up enough to zing away from me quickly.
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Perfectly lovely. The flowers and your haiku.
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Thanks! I’m sure you know that….
Eventually
Haiku 5-7-5 becomes
a way of thinking! 😉
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Mary, these are such gorgeous spring images! So nice to see after such a long winter. We so deserve this!
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Thanks!
Winter did hang on for a long time.
But Spring finally overcame the cold.
Thank goodness.
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Wonderful and so colorful flower photos!
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Thank you! Is it warm now in Finland too?
I have never been to Finland, but I have looked at your photos. They are beautiful. .
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amazing poems and amazing photographs! fabulous!
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Thank you Sharmishtha!
Knowing that you are an excellent poet, I am happy that you enjoy my poems. Makes me smile. 🙂
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So Amazingly Beautiful Pictures!
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Thank you! I had help from Mother Nature. Spring is a beautiful time of year….
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You are indeed right!!! I love this time of year!!! & You Are So Welcome!! 🙂
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Congratulations! I have nominated your blog for the WordPress Family Award.
More about this award is at: http://myrtel.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/wordpress-family-award/
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Thank you.
In May, I will have had my blog for exactly one year.
In this short period of time, I have (virtually) met so many wonderful and talented people from all around the world. It’s been an incredible experience.
I am honored to be part of the WordPress family!
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First, Mary, it is a wonderful thing to link in with the people that drop by a blog. I , too, have met some amazing people and learned some fascinating things via my blog and their links. I agree that it has been a wonderful experience.
Second, you have some gorgeous photos! As I look out at the slowly eroding white landscape, I am vibrating with the anticipation of being able to see the flowers live and in person! lol
Thank you for stopping by, so I could meet you!
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Even here, the Spring mornings are often a wee bit cool….sometimes even frosty.
But with each day, the warm gets stronger and stronger. Spring is surely here to stay…it’s almost May.
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I love these… beautiful. Your uplifting writing is becoming a welcome break from work, thank you. -Scott
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Thank you so much, Scott!
And now, back to work! 😉
Hmmmm, wait. I have always wondered.
What is the difference between play and work?
Some people get paid a lot of money to play baseball, football, golf…etc.
So, when does play become work?
When you get paid for it? Or….when it isn’t fun anymore?
Ooops. My mind is wandering off again. Can you hear it? I have to run and catch it. bye.
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I’d say it’s work, when it isn’t fun anymore 🙂 That doesn’t happen too much for me, but I suppose we all have those days. Have a good day 🙂
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BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS OF THESE FLOWERS! lOVE YOUR POEM AS WELL.
Thank you for visiting my blog today. I appreciate the time you took to stop by. May your day be filled with joy and peace.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
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Thanks! I do feel blessed. I love the warmth of Spring!
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Lovely photos and I must say, self portrait too. 😉
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Thanks Jerry!
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YVW Mary 🙂
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Beautiful sight, isn’t it, when Spring shows herself properly? Ours is here too… evidenced by the behaviour of the birds (much frantic wooing!) And the buds of tree leaf shoots, flowers… Lots of yellow and lime green everywhere.
I love your photos. 🙂
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Thanks, Val!
And now that its May, I think the warm weather is here to stay.
No more frosty nights!
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Your flowers are so lovely and cheery. Great compositions! I am not fond of cats but your shots are nice.
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Thank you.
My husband was not fond of cats either, when we first met. He had never been around them. But in the early 90s, I rescued a little Seal Point Siamese cat from a bad situation (when we were living in Mississippi)……and that cat warmed right up to him and eventually stole his heart.
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I am deathly allergic to them too so I don’t think warming up to them will be an option 😉
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Allergies to cats and dogs can be pretty miserable. I am only allergic to animals if they have been out rolling around in oak tree pollen. 😉
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lol
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Wow, beautiful flowers!!! Great shots!!!
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Thanks! The flowers made it easy. They smiled and didn’t move. 🙂
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beautiful – spring is over here too. Sunny today, but we haven’t got so many flowers yet. Thank you for the follow! Have a great Saturday!
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Glad that Spring is appearing all over now.
It’s been raining here for a few days….and it is so wonderfully green!
A big difference from what it was, just a month and a half ago…..
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Very nice series, here, Mary! Thanks as well for liking some more recent posts of mine “Two Coastal Trees” and “The Wasp Dance” (which was a bit scary being that I’m allergic). Will see you later!
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Thanks Laurie!
Just looked at your photo of the leaf stuck on the screen.
You have captured an “ordinary” leaf in an extraordinary moment.
Which basically proves…..there is no such thing as ordinary, when we pause and take a closer look ( and stop taking life for granted). I love your blog. 🙂
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Thanks for your like of my haiku. I like the clarity and lighting of your photos.
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Thanks so much for the compliment, Ronald!
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You’re welcome. If you like, check out the new cover of my second book of haiku on Amazon, JAZZ POETRY, VOLUME TWO IN A SERIES OF POETRY COLLECTIONS KNOWN AS HAIKULISMS. What do you think of the photo there? http://amzn.to/15U3ppq
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if I didn’t answer your reply, I was having browser problems. Like your photos.
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So beautiful Mary….you brought a smile on my face today with these beautiful pictures….thanks a lot for sharing these nice pics with awesome flowers dear 🙂
Hugs and sunshine from Sydney 🙂
Regards,
Kavita
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Right now, there are no flowers here.
Only cold, and snow, and ice.
In a few months, the flowers will return.
Thank goodness!
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