"Somehow myself survived the night and entered with the day."
-- Emily Dickinson
This winter has been so gray, gloomy, cloudy, misty, dark and, yes, depressing. At least for me and many of my friends and family members.
But today is the first day of spring! And that prompted me to think of the Dickinson quote noted above, which has helped me make it through many a challenging time.
Yesterday I wondered around my soggy yard for a bit, because it was so great to be outside with the sun shining. And I discovered these crocuses, which also "survived the night" of winter.
They made me smile, my heart sing.
So celebrate the fact that we have survived winter!
Hope springs eternal.
Today we were granted some reason to hope -- after Monday's snow and ice, the sun came out, we got to see blue sky and it was a bit warmer.
It was so pretty after I got home from work this afternoon, I just had to snap some photos...
There were a few little reminders of winter's chill, however...
But let's not dwell on the ice and snow. Tomorrow is the first day of spring. How about a repeat of today?
