I was biking on the weekend, around the reservoir and was just astounded at the beauty around me. Because of all the rain last week, the fields have lots of temporary ponds and the frogs were raising a chorus in the early morning sunshine. As I came around a corner, a deer daintly stepped through the new grass and passed by 10 feet from me as I stopped and marvelled at its lack of fear. The swallows were out in full force, hundreds of them swooping over the river as they gorged themselves on the healthy crop of mosquitos. The prairie dogs were nibbling on grasses and probably trying to dry out their burrows. There were Canada Geese and ducks and sparrows and a variety of other birds that just chirped and twittered from the bushes. Even though I live in a major city, it's always amazing to me how much wildlife still manages to survive and thrive!
And spring is definitely here. The aspen and cottonwood leaves are getting bigger by the minute. The crocuses have already passed and gone to seed. But me thinks, it might be about the right time for violets to be peaking through last year's leaf litter. Even the dandelions look cute and healthy and are a welcome addition to spring. Actually... when you think about it dandelions look cute when they're in flower and when they're in full puff-ball mode. They don't look so cute in between those stages and after the puffballs are done but... they are beautiful in their own right.
I suppose we just have to have the eyes to see the beauty around us... because it is everywhere... if we only look and see.
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