around my yard this weekend
Showers wash clean winter's remains
Replacing coats with jackets again.
Budding trees and allergies
Garden plans, sketches and dreams.
Green plush outdoor carpet,
Slip on your wellies; rain puddles are targets.
The earth becomes alive once more
and birds their nests will make for sure.
~~Betsy
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I've joined the A to Z Challenge for 2012!
Every day in the month of April we post with a consecutive letter of the alphabet, with
Sundays off (except for the 1st). This is my first time joining in, so I'm excited to see
not only if I can do it, but to meet a whole new group of bloggers.
To read more about it click HERE.
There are over 1500 bloggers linked up!
Come back tomorrow for the letter B!
♥
Hi Betsy! I will be doing the A to Z challenge as well. Great post...for all those reasons, I love Spring. Looking forward to A-Zing with you!
ReplyDeleteOh great...I'll look forward to visiting you! It will be fun!
Deletewhat a great challenge, great peom as well,
ReplyDeleteI gotta start thinking of B...and C! lol...
DeleteLook beautiful Betsy!
ReplyDeletethanks, dear. :)
Deletealways think the spring is more beauty than summer, you know by the wether, ehy the cat put the best face for you lol
Deleteyes, I think you are right...spring is more beautiful! Everything is fresh and colorful....and not too hot yet!
DeleteAnd you are feeling...and your kids?
Dito is OK, Esperanza is still sick I wanna go to a concvert tomorrow!!! I have a terrible fight with her sigh!
DeleteANd feel weak Betsy but a little better thanks.
sorry she wanna go to a concert! and dont feel well:(
DeleteOh no! Maybe she will be better tomorrow! Kids never want to miss fun things when they are too sick. Sigh.
Deleteyes thats the porblem and when I told her she angry with me sigh!
DeleteIt's so hard to be the parent sometimes. :(
Deletelovely pics...love the one of the cat...and your flowers look to be in bloom...bet they smell good...nice verse too...
ReplyDeletethanks, bri....the violets are blooming!
DeleteA daily letter of the alphabet will be a interesting challenge, Betsy. I love your photo collage and springtime poem!
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting! I was thinking that some letters will be easier than others! ha.
DeleteCheater it isn't the first yet
ReplyDeleteBut I suppose I won't fret
As it almost is here
Still earlier down there I fear
Then again it is the 1st somewhere
May even be the 2nd at some lair
And now I went off on a whole other rant
Instead of saying what a pretty plant
And love the kitty too
Sure we'll see many more crop up at your zoo
Also rhyming like that cat
How about that
It's the first in Europe already...and some of them are playing along.
Deletebesides, I always post in the evening as I play my songs.
You're going to teach my kitty population how to rhyme?
If they all do it together that will really be a crime.
lol.
LOL oh that would be grand
DeleteInstead of a band stand
You coul have a rhyme time
That just be sublime
Sure beats any old mime
And it would not be a crime
A cat choir could be grand
Deletemaybe you could write an anthem and tune for a band?
haha that I could do
DeleteEven have it sung for you
Although not by me
As that would not cause glee
Hi!! I just went and spent un-budgeted money on flowers and plants for the front of our home. We moved in last year this time, and it was torturous not plating anything!!
ReplyDeleteMy post was for my friend's adoption fund raising, but my husband has actually agreed to us beginning the adoption road. We are only in the VERY beginning stages, but I am so excited/terrified to see what God has for us!
Great to be "back"!
yeah, I saw your comment on Jill's blog, so new you were blogging and starting the adoption process! :)
DeleteYour yard is looking beautiful! Though I feel like rubbing my itchy eyes just looking at those flowers. ;)
ReplyDeleteOh, I know...me, too! I'm filled with antihistimines and eye drops! lol.
DeleteYay!!! I am doing the challenge too. Excited to see your posts. I love your yard, so beautiful already. wow.
ReplyDeleteOh good...it will be fun to see what you do, too!
DeleteI need some Spring!
ReplyDeleteI want to come and visit your beautiful yard.
Still cold and wet over here.
I put away my sandles for now.
tonight turned cold, damp and yucky here! No sandals for me, either! Brr!
DeleteBeautiful photos Betsy! I'm just about finished with my A post but decided to come visit everyone for a little break :)
ReplyDeleteand I was so glad to meet you today! This should be a fun challenge!
DeleteA is for April and apple blossoms (well I think some of these pretty pretty blooms are apple?)! Yay! Take care
ReplyDeletex
there are some crab apples in there! :) Magnolia, dogwood, too.
DeleteI think you'll do just fine with this challenge. You kinda already have "B" covered...blooming. And "C"...cat. Oh, and "D"...dogwood. Wow, you're good at this! :)
ReplyDeletehaha...I could just change the title to this post for a few more letters! :)
DeleteHi Betsy .. that says April all over it .. just beautiful and I love the photos they're so clear .. cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteI'm going to give the A-Z Challenge a try; I hope I can keep up with it. I think it will be good for me. Anyhow...your April 1 post is lovely, so perfect for what I hope will be a wonderful month filled with sunshine and not too many April showers.
ReplyDeleteHey..great! Go sign up...it's open through tomorrow, I think. should be a lot of fun!
DeleteWonderful, you really captured the season with your words. And lovely pictures to boot.
ReplyDeleteClaire's Writing Log
Twitter: @ClaireGoverts
thanks, claire....looking forward to youy blog this month, too!
DeleteLovely poem! I look forward to more throughout the month.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my place!
it was great to meet you, laura...looking forward to doing the challenge with you!
DeleteLovely Spring Pics :) and the poetry. Will be back for B ! Thanks for visisting :)
ReplyDeletesame to you, sunithi! Loved your blog!
DeleteHi, lovely to meet you! Thanks for stopping by :) Will see you tomorrow for B!
ReplyDeleteHi Natalie..enjoyed reading about your little guy today! :)
DeleteSuch a cheery start to the alphabet!
ReplyDeleteIt should be a fun challenge...hope so, anyway! ha.
DeleteYour yard looks wonderful.....aren't you loving spring????
ReplyDeleteSorry I missed the pedi party....I was outside/ha
thanks, nanny...the flowerbeds need work, but the trees look great! ha.
DeleteHi, checking out your blog for the A-Z Challenge. Love this short, but sweet, hint of spring. If it wasn't cold and sleeting here, I would throw on my shorts and a tank and run around the yard. But, that will just have to wait a few more weeks here in Mass. I look forward to hearing more, I'll be back.
ReplyDeleteShannon
Such a pretty collage for Spring. The challenge will be a challenge - some of the letters anyway! I look forward to seeing what your ingenuity produces.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, the budding trees and the allergies...I have run into both! Your pictures are so pretty! ;D
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