Mo'a Romig-Boyles

Signs Of Spring

I can feel it coming...it warms my face as I lift it to the sun.  At other times I feel the soft spring rain.

I hear it coming in the sounds of the birds...flirting with and calling to each other.  "I have made a nest for you and our little ones to come." ...I imagine them saying.
I have my ear tuned to the sound of the spring peepers.

Yes, I can feel it, spring is on it's way. I see signs everywhere...little red buds appearing on the Maple trees.

Daffodils  pushing their little heads up through the soil.

The Hyacinths pushing the soil aside and saying "Hello world here I am!!!" Soon their fragrance will delight all passers by.  I will buy pots of them to bring home, as they are my Husband's favorite spring flower.

The other day I noticed a most interesting nest in a parking lot tree.

The bird who made this nest is like a Mixed Media Artist.  Look at the use of plastic bags and nylon rope so artistically placed.

....And here just a bit of green and a dark blue ribbon.  This nest, I imagine, would fit a bird the size of a Robin...I wish I knew what kind of bird made this masterpiece.  I must say, I was rather impressed.

I know that the reality of spring is different for my friends in other parts of the world...and that my Australian friends are looking forward to Autumn.

Tell me how is Spring or Autumn in your area?

In The Clouds

As I was driving to the Post Office yesterday I looked over and saw these amazing clouds.  Being the blogger that I am, I always have one of my cameras with me, in order to catch the moment.

Look in the bottom right hand corner...That is an airplane.  Puts things in perspective, don't you think?
We are indeed small beings in comparison to majestic nature.

When I came out of the Post Office I looked up and saw these amazing clouds.  When I was a little Lutheran girl in Iceland, we used to go to church and were given small prayer cards. Many of them had Jesus  rising to heaven,  with a stream of light emanating from his body. My cousins and I used to call the lights, "Jesus Lights".  Since then whenever I see streams of light like the ones in the upper left of the photo above...I think to myself "Jesus Lights"

I know that most of you are getting really tired of all the rain we have had this spring.  I, on the other hand love it.  You see this spring has been like an Icelandic summer for me.  Intensely  bright sun,  temperature in the high 60's and low 70's, amazing clouds and bursts of rain...OK!!! lot's of rain.

One thing that has been good about all this rain is that there are always plenty of parking spaces...if you have your  Wellies  (Wellington Boots) on, or don't mind getting your feet wet.

I warned you here, that I have a Pollyanna personality :)

How about you, do you like the rain or have you had it up to your eyebrows, with all this rain?

Spring in Beautiful New Jersey

Spring has certainly arrived here in NJ...or should I say Summer, today it is 88 degrees.

I was sitting outside around noon. Everything was quiet then all of a sudden I heard baby birds talking quietly amongst themselves.  I imagined them saying "I wonder what goodies Mother and Dad will bring us"  Then I heard and saw a Cardinal...he looked like he was doing a courting dance and a song to go with it...actually it was more like a high pitched whistle than a song.

Last Sunday we went out for Brunch and a photo session close to and in our neighborhood.

See the white trees in the background?  Below is a close up.

There is light at the end of that tunnel.  I think it would be lovely to drive up this driveway every time  you drive up to your house. What  do you think?

We have been dreaming and looking around for some ornamental trees.  We went to my Husbands favorite nursery.  Here is some of what caught my eye.

On our way to my parents house we drive by this lovely Flowering Quince or Japanese Quince Latin name Chaenomeles. We have one in our yard but it does not get enough light it is a trooper however, as it blooms every spring.

                                          

And you thought that New Jersey was all oil refineries, bridges, airports and turnpike. Read here about what I said about NJ on November 7, 2005. 

Here is a photo of a very cute and friendly cat that followed me around the Nursery...he stopped politely every time I stopped to take a photo.  Then when we went inside the posed for me...closing and opening his eyes and purring...I think he liked me. See the love in his eyes?