water, weather and flowers

FEb 14th

 in praise of the soothing and pain-relieving effect of a warm water shower :)


FEb 15th
 The weather forecast has bad news for the fresh green daffodil shoots,  for the rock dove posturing for his lady and for the blackbird carrying a twig to a nest box… the winter may yet be to come: it could snow over the weekend.

The north wind doth blow
And the forecast says snow
But rain is more likely we know.

 
Admiring my valentine's gift: 
delicate white tipped with the palest pink, the tulips cast their lantern shapes against the wall in the light of the evening; 
carnations sprays in bud are light yellow tipped with an orange frill. 
Flowers hold in themselves such beauty that they lift the spirit through their appearance alone. 
The texture of petals, the freshness of leaves and stems brighten our world. 
When flowers have a scent, then they pervade our environment with richness.