Butterflies and flowers (Retrieved from http://kollegium.szily.hu, May 7, 2016)
Mother’s Day is here again! Wow, I can hardly believe another year has passed already!
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers out there. May you have a blessed, peaceful, and enjoyable day. If you are working, may all go smoothly!
Daffodils in January, Atlanta, Georgia Area, January 28, 2013
In the winter that has been filled with gray days and leafless trees, a burst of yellow can be seen in many areas around Atlanta, already! Last week, the daffodils began blooming in my area. Alas, the warm weather intermingled with the freezing cold days have provided enough mild temperatures for these Spring flowers to bloom early again this year. Last year, it was much the same, and I believe that the daffodils bloomed even earlier, perhaps by one or two weeks.
So, while it is refreshing to observe and enjoy the blooming daffodils, one cannot help but think that we will again have an early Spring, and much of it due, I believe, to increasing global warming. We need more rain. We need more precipitation. Indeed, my son and I have even prayed for just a little bit of snow. Already, two years have passed since the week that schools were closed and many businesses were shut down due to the snow and ice storm that was experienced here. Not having snow here on a regular basis during winter is actually a let down for my son, and while I also miss it – being from the Northeast – I don’t miss the frigid sub-zero temperatures that sometimes accompany it.
Daffodils in January, Atlanta, Georgia Area, January 28, 2013
Here in my home, we will keep praying for more winter, for more rain and precipitation, and perhaps, even for a little snow. We need the rain to replenish our water tables and ground water levels. We need the rain now so that the hot, dry, drought-like conditions of summer do not dry up our precious water. Let’s hope and pray for more winter, more rain, and that the daffodils will return to dormancy until a true Spring arrives.
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