Spring

Today has been a beautiful spring day. I'm sitting here now, listening to the frogs and crickets chirp. You might think I live in the country. Far from it. I live in the suburbs of a decent-size city on the East Coast of the United States. I had to open the windows today, even though it is a bit chilly, just to listen to the sounds of nature.

The ivy that grows in my back yard seemed to sprout overnight. Such lovely, lush greens. Now, ivy is not my favorite thing, especially when it is on the ground, but the vines I saw were vertical, going up a tree. Okay, growing up, I called ivy "snake weed", because it was a favorite place for snakes to loaf around. Have I mentioned that I HATE snakes. To this day, I tend to avoid ground cover just because of my fear of snakes. I digress.

Anyway, it's been an overcast day. Just a few light showers now and then; but no major rains. The daffodils are blooming. The forsythia is bursting with bright yellow flowers. The grass is blooming. Oh, wait, should I even admit that? Yep, we've had so much rain in the last week that our grass took off, and has bloomed.

The trees are blooming. This is such a gloriously beautiful time of year. I am thankful that God gives us spring to enjoy.