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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Thank you for reposting this charming reminder of Spring. We're getting daffodils in our backyard where Jeff planted them amid the grass lawn. The squirrels have emerged from their dens and are baffled by the baffles hanging on the bird feeder poles. teehee Birds are flying in for snacks without fighting the squirrels. Backyard wildlife is so much better than TV. So much drama and mayhem and also comedy. May I ask ... does it seem like you've been in Belgium forever? I know it's only been a couple of years, but you seem to have settled in so beautifully.

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Aussie Jo's avatar

This was so lovely

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Plein Air Poetry's avatar

This is soooo beautiful! So glad to have found your work! I’m a writer and my husband’s a painter! We’re sharing paintings and ponderings—dispatches from our search for the sublime. :)

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Dr Vicki Connop's avatar

Gorgeous Candace. I'm telling time by the teeny bite in the air in the mornings, and the arrival of the first crusty brown leaves on the pavement, down here in the Southern Hemisphere 🍂

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Lorene Edwards Forkner's avatar

Nature's rhythms are my favorite form of calendar.

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Jill Shepherd's avatar

Love this all over again❤️

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Fialka Cote's avatar

Absolutely lovely.

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Terri Ward's avatar

My daffodils are blooming, the robins greet the day with their bright song, and the peonies have begun to poke their purple buds through the earth. On this first day of spring, this lovely story was a sweet reminder of the blessings of slowing down and being present to what is here. Thank you!

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Minaz Ansari's avatar

Loved re-reading this!

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Camera & Words's avatar

As a new subscriber, I’m so grateful you reposted this. Absolutely gorgeous! We saw our first bluebonnets of the season. Spring is here!

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Laura Caplan's avatar

This lightens up my heart, thank you

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martin rice's avatar

It's great to tell time like that. I think more do than they realise. My only grumble is that those seasons and wonders still go by too quickly

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Switter’s World's avatar

Candace! As always, you leave a little gift of joy! Thank you.

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Notes from the Dragon's Nest's avatar

Thank you for this lovely little hop into Spring! Your crocuses at the bottom look so lively, like they are looking up, ready to welcome wanderers with a warm smile.

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M. Louisa Locke's avatar

So lovely!

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KHM's avatar

Would that we could tell time and see its passing once more by the natural movement of the seasons. (I bet it’d sure solve this ruckus in the States about whether or not to keep daylight savings!) Thank you for sharing (again :)).

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