A Spot of Color

The male goldfinches are putting on their summer gold. This morning they were

A Spot of Color

in my otherwise dull front yard. It looks to me like this male goldfinch has not quite finished his color change. It’s fascinating to watch how they change so quickly.

Were you also disheartened to see the thin coating of snow on the ground early this morning? Most of it has melted now. But I am still waiting for the sun break through the cloudy skies.

LET IT GO

Let go of the ways you thought life

would unfold; the holding of plans

or dreams or expectations – Let it

all go. Save your strength to swim

with the tide. The choice to fight

what is here before you now will

only result in struggle, fear, and

desperate attempts to flee from the

very energy you long for. Let go.

Let it all go and flow with the grace

that washes through your days whether

you receive it gently or with all your

quills raised to defend against invaders.

Take this on faith; the mind may never

find the explanations that it seeks, but

you will move forward nonetheless.

Let go, and the wave’s crest will carry

you to unknown shores, beyond your

wildest dreams or destinations. Let it

all go and find the place of rest and

peace, and certain transformation.

   — Dana Faulds

  Meanwhile I thought I would share a couple more photos from last year at this time. Wishing you a beautiful week.

May you walk in beauty.

Photo made 4-8-2021 of forsythia bush in bloom across the pond

Scilla flowers in backyard, 4-4-2021