Shimmer of Green

Well, the reservoir is finally ice free... what with +22 C lately, I would think so! And there is a consistent shimmer of green that is starting to appear everywhere I look. I wouldn't go so far as to call them leaves yet... but they are coming. Riding my bike through the green shimmer makes me want to get my camera out to capture this tentative nudging of spring. The pussy willows who are in various stages of advancement. Some are still beautiful, others are already flowering. The tender blades of grass pushing their way up through last year's dry grass and leaves. The tree buds that are getting pudgier and pudgier, almost ready to burst. It's just on the edge of bursting forth... another week and we will be in full-blown spring! Although it is one the latest springs I can ever remember, it is also the one that is the most eagerly awaited!