It is refreshing to know that in spite of the overwhelming bad news that we are barraged with by the media regarding the state of the world’s economy, global warming, the heightened threat of terrorists in Afghanistan and now even on the high seas, Spring will have it’s way. If you were to take a “fast” from the media, and I highly encourage you to if you never have, you would find you have not missed much. Nations still threaten nations, the stock market goes up and down. Large companies lay off workers and executives continue to get million dollar bonuses.
But step outside and you will see what you have been missing. This morning I awoke to a sunrise that can only be described as breathtaking. The sky was painted the color of smashed raspberries, yellow chiffon and blue topaz. I thought to myself, wow, only a cutting edge designer would use such bold colors in that way! Hmmm…Cutting edge designer indeed!
I was tickled to know that I would have to dress in layers, because Spring in Texas means having a forty degree swing in temperatures in one day. I must cover my veggies in the garden to protect against frost and wear leggings and a sweater to work, and in the afternoon uncover the veggies and myself by wearing flip flops and shorts.
Driving out my driveway my favorite Elm trees, newly dressed in their green lace dresses bowed and waved in the wind as if to wave me goodbye. Later as I drove to work, I was tickled to see a straw hat nailed to a fence post. It just made me laugh; but not nearly as much as the two dogs that were playing in a field. One was chasing his tail and you could just imagine him trying to get the other to do the same. It was if he was saying “come on, this is the greatest thing, you just go round and round and round”. The other dog was just grinning at him like “what a goober!”
I have recently planted a garden and in spite of everything I do, I can not keep the seeds from coming up out of the soil. They insist on breaking free, and growing into beans, radishes, cantaloupes, okra and pumpkins. They yearn for sunlight, rain, the sky. Straining forward they reach upward to the heavens pulled by something greater than themselves. Small things, but great wonders. Whether it is wildflowers growing by the side of the road or a dandelion pushing itself up through a crack in the sidewalk, I urge you to look up and see life around you! There is more to this ol’ world than what the talking heads would tell you.
