Today we photographed all the signs of spring in the yard around the house.
There were daffodils blooming along the drive when we arrived on March 1. This daffodil just bloomed in the last day or two and is different than the others because it has an orange center.
These little daisy-type flowers are everywhere in the yard. They remind me of clover in our yard at home because they are low to the ground and grow mixed in with the grass.
The garden just outside the living room door.
Just a few days ago these buds were not visible at all.
Apple blossoms! There is a small orchard planted on one side of the house. This tree is sheltered between the house and the garden wall and gets the most sun. It is the only one blooming so far.
The kids gave up on finding and photographing flowers and switched to nerf football before dinner.
They were having so much fun (and making so much noise) that they attracted the attention of the neighbor’s horse, who came over to say hello. Hurray for Spring!
Below is the poem Kelly is currently working on in 4th grade and it fit so nicely with today’s post that we thought we would share it with you:
Spring
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Dip down upon the northern shore,
O sweet new-year delaying long;
Thou doest expectant nature wrong;
Delaying long, delay no more.
What stays thee from the clouded noons,
Thy sweetness from its proper place?
Can trouble live with April days,
Or sadness in the summer moons?
Bring orchis, bring the foxglove spire,
The little speedwell’s darling blue,
Deep tulips dash’d with fiery dew,
Laburnums, dropping-wells of fire.
O thou, new year, delaying long,
Delayest the sorrow in my blood,
That longs to burst a frozen bud
And flood a fresher throat with song.
Brogans Across the Pond 
The cliffs of Moher! So windy!! Kaitlin who was a teen insisted on dangling her head over the edge as she lied on the grass. It was scary and gag-gy! It is a wild and wonderful place!
Have a fun visit with the Aunties!
L,K
I have a peculiar horror of one sin, the exaggeration of our trials and of our crosses. Thomas Merton
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Thank you, we plan to! We are getting ready, less than 2 days until they get here!
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