A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...03-24-04...Springtime at the Finest!

Aquamarine

[Aquamarine]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Spring Fever. Anybody have it besides me? As winter snow melts into sunshine and greenery, it attacks indiscriminately, enticing the mind to wander, sometimes for days.

No need to call the clinic, the only treatment for this affliction is a good dose of spring. As we usher in springtime, all manner of wonderful little surprises will be peeking up at us soothing the symptoms. Little shoots of pale green grasses, pointed spears of crocus and daffodil plants, and small petaled flowers of thrift and phlox are now emerging from their winter sleep. What an exciting season change this is, as we witness nature awaken in the spring!

Below is a special collection of poems and famous quotes by other's that have been afflicted by this harmless epidemic, along with some pictures and graphics that captures the meaning of spring.

Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.
~ Robert Frost




If we had no winter,
the spring would not be so pleasant;
if we did not sometimes taste of adversity,
prosperity would not be so welcome.
~ Anne Bradstreet




Spring unlocks the flowers
to paint the laughing soil.
~ Reginald Heber
19th Century Hymn writer




A host of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
~ William Wordsworth




April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.
~ William Shakespeare




No matter how long the winter,
spring is sure to follow.
~ Proverb from Guinea





There is simply the rose;
it is perfect in every moment of its existence. . .
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson




Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung
with bloom along the bough.
~ Alfred Edward Housman




Every spring is the only spring -
a perpetual astonishment.
~ Ellis Peters



Is it so small a thing
To have enjoy'd the sun
To have lived light in the spring,
To have loved, to have thought, to have done...
~ Matthew Arnold

May everyone have the best spring ever as springtime breaks in all areas of this great country!

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[Temple Owl]

Aquamarine gives you a lot of credit for helping with this beautiful post. Isn't she nice?"

[Aquamarine]

You're a wise owl...I mean man. :)

[WVNan]

Hi Aqua. I'm so happy to see spring flowers at the Finest, because I sure ain't seeing them in my yard. Beautiful are the spring flowers and these are one of my favorites.

[Aquamarine]

Hydrangeas, one of my favorites also. It won't be long now Nan, it's almost April.

[Aquamarine]

[The Mayor]

wonder if the hubby has turned the heat strips off?

LOL!!!!
We live 5 miles from niagra falls and pay the highest bills in the area. The unions are sucking the life blood out of new york. and we pay for it, they retire and move to florida, not a dime of their pensions stay in the area. But we continue to do it..... Sorry, I don't know how I got off on a rant.

[dixie sass]

Charleston and the Low Country is undoubtly at it's best at this time of the year (except for the pollen)!!!

[dixie sass]

That would be so great! I hope that all the SC Freepers can get together once at least before the year is over! Maybe a Saturday in Columbia!!!

[dixie sass]

Dreams really do come true, you know.

[dixie sass]

Oh Billie, I love that graphic! I love cats, maybe that explains it!

[GailA]

It's been really beautiful here in Memphis today. High reached 73.6 here in my burg.

[dixie sass]

Lol, Dave, that is funny! The trees are so pretty!

[dixie sass]

Hey Cuzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!

[dixie sass]

I told Aquamarine earlier that I love Hydrangea. They are so, so, so - Charleston to me!

[WVNan]

No, those are Lilacs. I love the smell of them.

[WVNan]

Hi Cuz. Lilacs. I love them because they smell. LOL

[Billie]

Hi, dixie - thank you - I know you do, and those are kinda Suthun Belle kitties, huh? Maybe I should do one with you and Maggie and Nan. :)

[Billie]

Aquamarine gives you a lot of credit for helping with this beautiful post. Isn't she nice?"

VERY nice, and she gives me more credit than is due. :)

[Billie]

Going to say hello to you first (I think)! Hi, Nan - wasn't it a refreshing and colorful and pretty post today!

[Billie]

I love the springtime - we're having 70's and 80's weather now. :)