A bush outside my window after an ice storm. Lake Michigan in January.
Michigan is the land of the long winter. And Lansing ranks right up there with Seattle for endless days of gray. Actually, the gray and the ice feel more oppressive than the cold.
Blooming spring in Hawk Island Park not far from my apartment.
So when the cloud cover finally lifted in May and green overtook the gray, I felt like new life had been breathed into me. Ah, the sunshine! My cells were drinking it up like a sponge on a soggy counter.
It reminded me of Narnia and the constant winter (without Christmas) imposed by the White Witch -- until Aslan returns and brings spring with him.
"And now the snow was really melting in earnest and patches of green grass were beginning to appear in every direction. Unless you have looked at a world of snow as long as Edmund had been looking at it, you will hardly be able to imagine what a relief those green patches were after the endless white."
(C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe)
3 comments:
We had ice storms in Maryland and I thought they were gorgeous, although trecherous. I'm grateful you are enjoying the warming, I personally am dreading it. Winter was WONDERFUL! This week we are in the triple digits. Argh!
I know just how you feel. Hooray for Spring!
We are so glad to finally have warmer weather here in Idaho. As much as I enjoy spring and summer - I get giddy just thinking about FALL - it's my all time favorite season! Pretty pictures.
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