Kiss the Earth

Wasn't it wonderful to see the sun this morning? I looked out my kitchen window and marveled at the blueness of the sky, the clearness of the day and especially, the sunshine. My pink magnolia survived the cold night and is in full bloom. Soon the velvety petals will cascade down by the dozens, all over the patio, the yard and the sidewalk below. You know the drill ... they turn brown and slippery, nothing like their delicate pale pink selves. So it goes. I sure wish these first bursts of spring - the magnolias, the cherries, the redbuds - would last longer!