Yesterday

Yesterday the twig was brown and bare; To-day the glint of green is there; Tomorrow will be leaflets spare;I know no thing so wondrous fair, No miracle so strangely rare. I wonder what will next be there!~L.H. Bailey

Yesterday we stopped to look at the American Cemetery, it looked so well cared for, dressed up in its early springtime style, smart like a new suit, not a stray twig or leaf. The grass was short, the shrubs clipped, rose bushes cut right back. The huge monument party hidden under a plastic cover was being cleaned, all around was spick and span. The only thing untamed was the flag which blew in the wind.

It will always be yesterday for the men who are buried at the cemetery, they will not experience the wind which blows today, or the blossom which may bloom tomorrow.

Waiting in line

The French word for twig is brindille.

The French word for bare of leaf is dépouillé sans feuilles.

Awake, thou wintry earth.

Awake, thou wintry earth -Fling off thy sadness!Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth Your ancient gladness!~Thomas Blackburn, "An Easter Hymn"

As the weather warms up I often awake when the church bells ring at seven. I can make out that it is light out, and it looks sunny outside. The crazy wind which yesterday whipped around the garden has dropped.

Today I must do some ordinary things like food shopping. En route I do hope to take a few photographs, we will be driving past the American Cemetary just outside St James. The pretty town of St James isn't exactly on my doorstep, but makes a boring task more interesting.

Springtime is warm colours on cool days.

The Frenchword for gladness is joie

The Frenchword for doorstep is seuil.

Etymology for the word vernal.

The morning yawn

Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn. ~Quoted by Lewis Grizzard in Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You

Just as the lighter mornings are helping to get me out of bed, the clocks spring forward this coming weekend. DOH..

Mushroom Yawning in the forest

I thought that it was only teenagers who found it hard to get out of bed!


The French word to awaken is réveiller

The French word to yawn is bailler...with or without a circumflex?

Etymology for the word yawn.

Lets party

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" ~Robin Williams

This week we saw the first day of spring......yippee, it has been such a marvelous week weather wise.

This week I am searching for springtime words for my French class. Prof would like us to write about springtime (printemps).

I have been making a start in the garden with the help of a friend, and we are eager to make progress before the weather cools again. It is good to have things to look forward to even if they are only veggies!!

Springtime in the forest

The French word for bloom is floraison.

The French word to develop flower buds is bourgeonner.

Etymology for the word eager.