THINKING OUT LOUD

Weather lore has it that March comes in like a lion, full of roaring, blustery winds, then goes out like a lamb as it tiptoes into the gentle, breeze-kissed weather of April.

We can attest that the first part of that proverb is true….for the winds have been very strong for the past few days. Now it remains to be seen if, indeed, it will go out like a lamb as we look forward to Spring and Resurrection Sunday.

Already, between the snowfalls, we can see the signs of Spring…the budding jonquils, cherry trees and redbud trees. The birds are already collecting materials to build their nests, and my hands are “itching” to start digging in the dirt!

Have poured over the seed catalogs, made my choices, placed my orders and am now awaiting delivery so I can start the seed indoors and be ready to go to work outside in earnest when the soil has warmed up sufficiently!

I watched a family of deer inside my neighbor’s yard last Saturday as they foraged for any fresh tender vegetation. Suddenly, they, in a most graceful leap, cleared the fence and began checking out MY yard. Nothing there yet, but I’m already thinking about how to dissuade them from dining on my garden this year! Have even ordered a newly patented deer fencing material. I already had the posts so the cost was not prohibitive. The question now is: Will it keep the deer out? Time will tell.

Something about Spring brings a fresh awareness that, even in the darkest nights of winter, there is soon coming an awakening of the earth and everything therein. It’s not a mystery at all…..for God planned it that way!