She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain

We were greeted with cloudy dark skies and rain sprinkles this morning, and although I'm typically a huge fan of precipitation in general, I knew that what I needed today were some warm, sunshiney skies to lift my spirits and take us into this much-anticipated weekend. It's funny how the world of nature outside can often mimic life, isn't it? 

And then I looked outside at our peach & nectarine trees and I was thrilled by what I saw. Our first blossom flower of the year! We've had dozens of buds just waiting to burst open for a few weeks now, but this pretty little flower beat all the others to the punch. I realized that this is a huge indicator that Spring is around the corner, indeed. Pretty soon the dark, cold, rainy days will be over and brighter, longer, warmer days will take its place. I wonder how long this tiny little blossom flower had to endure the winter's chill before it was ready to burst open in full bloom? Pretty brave for a little flower if you ask me.

In the meantime, we endure the remaining storms, and we sit & wait with hopeful anticipation for the refreshing start of a new season. Thank God for new seasons, if not for any other reason other than clothes & fashion just don't get any cuter than Springtime, right?