The First Day of Spring!

Tomorrow is the first day of spring!
We are happy to see leaves and flowers growing

on the trees on the property where we live.

There are very few plants and trees that I know the names for,
but this tree was one that Ella and Amaya had played with last summer

as the pods fell to the ground.

Seeing that there is still a process of growth

was an amazing reminder of the process of waking up

and growing again.

The trees that we have stood under

this winter are growing new, green leaves.

There is a second tree like the first one with the pink flowers.

I am curious about what kind of trees they are.

The second tree was small enough that Ella could

sit on the branch with the flowers.

She wanted to stand with the daffodils,

but these daffodils are the back of the planting area,

making it less than ideal in the way I pose her and photograph her.

She said that she is still happy that they are here,

and that she will pose with them when the ones we

can reach bloom.

A bush had red flowers on it

that she was able to show off from lower down.

We enjoyed walking around and seeing that winter

was ending and that spring is arriving!

Happy Spring!