All nature seems at work,
slugs leave their lair
The bees are stirring-
Birds are on the wings
And winter slumbering
In the open air
Wears on his face
A dream of spring.
S. T. Coleridge
Isn't Coleridge's metaphor of winter perfectly defining? I imagine the most detailed picture of winter (masculine) with a spirited smile as he dreams of spring(feminine) yet to come. I think I might wear a dream of spring on my face too these days, especially after some of the springlike days we have had this week. Or at least the dream of spring has greatly affected my afternoon pursuits.
After reading in last year's journal that my lettuce and spinach seeds had sprouted by mid-March, I plowed my little rows with a blue- handled spade and carefully planted the light- as-a-feather lettuce seeds and round spinach seeds into the rich brown soil. The empty seed packages now edge the rows and so begins the wait... for those first sightings of green.
The winter's dirt and grime was hosed off the white wicker porch furniture and then the job of giving it a fresh coat of white paint was begun. Shake, spray, shake, shake-S-P-R-A-Y... a rhythm all its own.
When not being carried around in the arms of the six year old owners, the dolls commenced their first sun bath of the season. Like me after their brush with winter, they were in dire need of those extra doses of Vitamin D!
6 comments:
That doll on the left looks kinda like My Friend Mandy...but she looks too new. I don't suppose she is Mandy?
These are the American Girl dolls, Kit and Elizabeth( who is obviously not wearing her costume dress).
Now you have me curious about Mandy.
The My Friend dolls were a collection that Fisher-Price put out in the 70's. My daughters had a three of them. F-P also sold patterns to make clothes for them, which I did.
How wonderful to have planted something in the earth already. It is a cold foggy day here. Snow still blankets patches of ground but is receding as winter finally loses it's grip. I feel like I have never more longed for spring as I have his year.
I do not recall these dolls one little bit. Oh, I would love to see the doll clothes you made for them.
Our snow has all melted. The rain yesterday washed away the last of it. It'll be another month or so though before I can start planting. It's so nice to see that you are enjoying spring.
Blessings!
Deborah
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