Welcoming in the Warmer Days of Spring
A little love from Mother Nature
The seeds have been sprinkled. The tomatoes, tomatillos, artichokes and peas are rooting their tender toes into the soil. The calla lilies have sprung from the earth, their waxy white cups drinking in the sun, swirling it around their central pollen-laden stamens before letting that liquid gold drip down their stems.
The bees, busy little creatures, have their noses buried in the borage. They flit from one purple star-flower to the next, gathering their harvest on their tiny back feet and then carrying it away to their hives. Each worker bee will visit up to a hundred blossoms before carrying their stash back home.
Paper white petals are exploding from the just-recently bare branches of the nectarine tree. If you look closely at the base of each flower on the fruit trees, you can see where the stem is thickening and will soon bear a tiny fruit.
The nasturtiums have re-surged. Although their lily-pad-like rounded leaves hover about a foot off of the ground all winter long, the profusion of tangerine, tiger-striped flowers waits for the warmer days of spring.
The Angel’s Trumpets bellow the tune of blue skies mingled with soft rains and birdsong.
The hummingbirds have started to return from Mexico. The males are in full courtship mode, diving in elaborate archs. As they swoop, their tail feathers catch the air and create a high-pitched whistle. The girls, congregated at one of the feeders, act as if they don’t even notice him. But, I bet they love his flirtations.
This time of year, the male house finches’ chests redden, a silent display of fertility.
Nature’s bounty abounds. Life continues. Cycles carry on.
I hope that you will take a few moments today to notice what signs spring has sprinkled into your neighborhood.
Erika Burkhalter 2020
This audio-recording can be used as a meditation tool. I invite you to listen to the words, and then begin to notice the signs of spring all around you.
Erika Burkhalter is a yogi, neurophilosopher, cat-mom, photographer, and lover of travel and nature, spreading her love and amazement for Mother Earth’s glories, one photo, poem or story at a time. (MS Neuropsychology, MA Yoga Studies). Erika is also an editor for Dharma Talk.
Poem and photos ©Erika Burkhalter. All rights reserved.