Spring Fling!

It's been a truly glorious spring week at Chez O'Reilly.  Spring is always very special here, but then the trees pop in white and  pinks and yellows, it's hard to do anything but smile.  Seriously, it's like there is some genetic imperative to have your mouth curve in the upward direction.

 

We have a lot of Bradford pears on our block, and they all grow their white blossoms and then, usually about 10 days later, they start to get the Bradford Pear dandruff and the blossoms litter the street like some Yankees ticker-tape parade.  It's very fun.

And then there are the daffodils.  I'm not a big fan of daffodils.  They always look some plastic to me, and I suppose, it's because I never grew up with daffodils in spring, but the daffodils start to poke their heads up.

And then there are the Japanese maples… And they grow these tiny light red buds that are like tiny little baby hands, starting out clenched and then slowly uncurling into leaves.

Every year at spring, I feel so lucky to have another spring and see the world start over again.  It's a very refreshing feeling, like you wipe off the dust from the previous year, and get rid of the enveloping winter coats, and you don't have to remember to take your scarf and uh-oh, don't lose those mittens!   And you get a few moments to live… and smile.

 

How about y'all?  Is spring sprung there?  Texas, you had some scary weather this week.  Favorite spring flowers,  or favorite Easter candy (Hershey's Kisses in pastels for the win!)?

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