happy vernal equinox day....or spring

today we welcome spring back into our lives

like a long lost friend.

in our little corner of the world

she has made her appearance cloaked in

grey sky's and drizzle

with a chance of snow later this week...

but even though sunny skies and gentle breezes
are still a ways off,
i am thrilled at her rebirth 

and the pure potential of her next few months.

just a couple things that made me happy this morning...

"why i wake early"

hello, sun in my face.

hello, you who made the morning

and spread it over the fields

and into the faces of the tulips

and the nodding morning glories,

and into the windows of, even, the

miserable and the crotchety –

best preacher that ever was,

dear star, that just happens

to be where you are in the universe

to keep us from ever-darkness,

to ease us with warm touching,

to hold us in the great hands of light –

good morning, good morning, good morning.

watch, now, how i start the day

in happiness, in kindness."

~ mary oliver

create happiness ~ mrs m