Spring Charms
I used to think my modest house took on its beauty only by candlelight. But that was before I had a new front door installed with a half-moon transom built into the top. Every morning this past week, as I descended the stairs, I noticed a brief pastoral scene framed in that window, as pretty as if it had been stolen from a colorful illustrated bible. The window is also responsible for shedding a tender shaft of light on my living room floor that greets me each day as I pad across it to reach my coffee cup.
I’ve lived in my home almost twenty years now, so it is too steeped in memories to be seen in a detached way. But I do take it for granted sometimes. And since I’ve only just begun to appreciate spring as the lovely season it is, I always thought my house made its grand entrance on Christmas Eve when my tree shines bright along with the white votives I scatter across the bookshelves. Not anymore…
As well as the new light in the morning, I realize I am truly indebted to the frieze of trees that shelter the front of my house and help keep things quiet around here. Those elms are not yet in leaf but a coppery aura tell me that they will be green soon. I learned about that from an old farmer once. The birches are still blurred with a hazy pistachio-green foliage along with a lot of unnamed plants and bushes. I don’t have a green thumb but I have admire what gardeners choose to plant for maximum spring color.
Something as simple as a newly installed window has caught me off guard and made me want to head outdoors for walks. But not for exercise – I want to scavenge for presents for the house. I clipped a communal bush for forsythia branches but now they have passed. Next will be my mother’s lilac which I will pilfer for both us.
There’s always one moment in the house, when I sense that summer has arrived. Sometimes it’s the heat I feel from the second floor when I open the front door from work -or the unmistakable earth smell from the open bedroom windows. But I’ve always ignored spring’s visit – it’s just been too painful. Lucky for me, a friend has been showering me with love and holding my hand for the last few springs. This year, with my new “view” from a simple built-in window that was really just an afterthought, I may be able to manage on my own. Every season has its gifts.
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La Contessa
SPRING HAS SPRUNG HERE…………
YOU MUST ENJOY THE ANTICIPATION!!!!!!!!!
XX
Karen
I'm so glad that spring has become a welcome season of refreshing and beauty for you, Donna! That sweet fuzzy aura of the budding trees makes everything feel like it's on tippy-toe, just waiting to burst into bloom. My forsythia is at its height now and a few surprise visitors in the form of new tulips and jonquils are waving hello from my garden. I think the landscape company snuck them in last year when I had some major work done in my front beds. Pretty coral/orange tulips and a Japanese golden rose bush…ah, Spring!! XO
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Penelope Bianchi
Such lovely thoughts and observations! Thank you!