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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[dansangel]

((((((Aqua)))))))

This is so beautiful that I can *smell* the intermingled fragrances of the blossoms! Excellent presentation - I give it a *ten.*

(((((((((Hugs)))))))))) to my Finest sistahs and to my special fuzzy brothah, [[[[[{{{{{(((((Louie_Wolfie_Man)))))}}}}}]]]]]

[Temple Owl]

A very good afternoon Aquamarine. Thank you for a beautiful springtime feature. It is obvious how much effort you put into it.

[knighthawk]

No, it's too cold here yet :(

[Billie]

Thanks for taking the 'hit' for us, Kudsman. Wonder how many threads that sweet thing disrupted and tried to infect before being removed from FR it's first day here. :(

[jwfiv]

Really lovely, Miss Aqua...your words, the quotes, the pics, the frame for them all...thank you....)))

The coming of spring has, for a long time, been a special event for me.

The sun is moving back northward...the sleeping earth begins to rouse and blosssom...all part of His glorious design.

Oh, my...it's good to be alive.

[Billie]

You've been AWOL, Sistah - do you have a note from your mom? :) Way happy to see you. :)

This spring post calls for - you know - the usual suspects. :)

[dansangel]

You've been AWOL, Sistah

*Please* don't dishonorably discharge me!

:-)

*Love* the kitties under the umbrella.....hmmmmm, I may just have to replace the dancing elephants Finest link graphic with this one.....

(((((Billie)))))

[Billie]

Hi Billie. Beautiful welcome graphic...must be....especially since TMan doesn't like it :o)

LOL! Thanks! And thanks, Aqua, for putting my name there! Would hate for him to think you did that ugly thing and feel he had to be 'nice' and say glowing things about it when he really hated it. :)

[Billie]

I thought you would like the kitties - please do use it, because I had you in mind when I made it, you being a kitty person and all!

Ok, there will be no dishonorable discharge since you 'splained everything in mail. :) We may have to put you on KP or Latrine duty though.

(((((((((Dansy))))))))))

[dansangel]

KP or Latrine duty though

You know....I'm not sure which is worse.

Finished up training class earlier than I expected today. It's good to have a *breather*.

But now I have to decide which punishment to take. Hmmmm.

[dansangel]

*Where are my manners????*

BTW, *Thank you* for the use of that graphic....I love it!

[GailA]

You have FReep mail.

[dutchess]

Hey dansy...just popping in to "smell the flowers"... Great to see you here. Will freepmail you later...(working on Johns essay)

Billie...love the hostess graphic...how sweet

aqua...again beautiful job

meekie...thanks so much for the links...you ARE my hero!!!

okay...back to work!

[GailA]

Yes it does. The tulip poplar is blooming, the willows are leafing out, forsythia, dafodils, and other flowering trees and bushes are in full color. Mon & Tue were kinda cold at night down to about freezing, but the day temp was in the 50s. It's 72 right now.

[dansangel]

(((((dutchess))))))

:-)

[Diver Dave]

A Sunny Spring afternoon greeting to FR's Finest...

Managed to complete my assignment in spite of Spring Fever.

From our lemon tree...

[Diver Dave]

...and the orange tree...

[Billie]

Billie...love the hostess graphic...how sweet

Thanks, Sistah dear! And I have to agree, Meekie is one of the best sources for political pictures!

Dansy, maybe we can forget latrine/KP duty - let's see you drop and give us 75 one-armed push ups then. :)

[MeekOneGOP]

haha ! Thanks. I really liked THIS pic !

[Billie]

Oo-ooh! The orange blossoms are my favorite!