At a certain point during a New England winter, one must have faith that Spring will, indeed, return. She’ll prance about with those long green locks of hers, all set about with violets and most likely she’ll have on that hyacinth skirt, you know, the one she wears with the fiddlehead top. She loves to wrap her shoulders in spiderweb lace (the real deal, not the stuff I aspire to), and I’ve noticed the cocoon necklace she favors.
There have been signs of late, at least in my little corner of Connecticut. Examples:
1. Last night I heard my first peepers.
2. The native lilies have poked up shoots. They like to take a look around to see what Spring has planned.
3. The snow is nearly gone.
4. I am eating less starch, more veggies. Partly to send that extra winter weight on its way, and partly because I crave less comfort food and more fresh food.
5. Maddie took her first swim in the beaver pond.
6. A new pattern has lured me to raise it to the top of my "must have" list.
I’m gah-gah over Camellia, and as soon as I finish my Shetland Triangle, I’m casting on for it. There are little hearts floating around my head, Looney Tunes style. It’s romance. It’s love. It’s spring!
Oh, that’s a cute sweater!
Wow your peepers are early! I heard some last week down the road but the multitudes in our yard haven’t gotten started yet here in Western NC.
I can totally picture you wearing Camelia! What color you thinking?
I totally love that pattern too!
I can’t wait for it to warm up here. I miss peepers – I used to be able to hear them from my bedroom window at my parents’ house.
This post made me smile! We’re getting there, too – my tulips have emerged (but they get eaten by varmints every year… alas).
Nice sweater!
I have already started my seedlings inside and planted my peas and lettuce outside. I’m so ready for warm weather and lots of gardening.