For a smile as wide as a country sunrise

Good morning everyone on this beautiful Monday! I hope this finds you all well and that you are all finding ways to adjust to our new temporary way of life. That’s always the best way to view things, though it may be hard right now to deal with all the many changes to our normal routines, we should always remember it is only temporary. This will pass and the beauty around us will become more vibrant than ever before. It was a nice sunny day yesterday and the ice melted off my deck and off the trees finally. But the clouds returned late in the evening just before the moon was up high enough for me to get pictures. Oh well, I was doing good with getting pics each night of the changing size of the moon. Perhaps I can get some that I missed as the moon wanes next week. It was trying to shine through the clouds last night, I could just make it out, but not breaks in the clouds to help. Muffin says, “who cares, where’s the chipmunks?” The ice seems to have kept the chipmunks at home again, but they will be back.
And now for today’s sunny flowers…

And we will start with these lovely apple blossoms on the tree next to my deck. It will be nice to see these again this spring.
And then we have these beautiful cherry blossoms from the tree in my neighbors yard. It blooms just a little before the apple tree and is a mass of these pink blossoms at it’s peak. Nice to have these two trees so close at hand. And that’s our bright and sunny flowers for today. I hope you have a wonderful day, stay safe and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2020 Steve McLeod.

Spring, we know, is coming here
With warmer days, do not fear.
The sun’s warm rays touch the ground,
Giving life that does abound.
Through the forest, walking slow,
Watching now, new life grow.
Those little buds, reaching high,
Stretch their leaves toward the sky.
Rich scent fills the air around,
Through the land it can be found.
Now the wind blows through the pine
A springtime tune, oh, so fine.
All this tells us that it’s spring,
Helping troubles to take wing.
© 2020 Steve McLeod.