Hope springs eternal. Or, rather, Spring makes me hopeful.
I’m tired of being stuck inside. I’m tired of the snow. I’m tired, mainly. I need fresh air that doesn’t burn my lungs. I need a little more green, it being my favorite color and all. I need more color than various shades of grey. I need Spring.
I’ve been feeling kind of down in the dumps, overwhelmed with our four walls and constant company. It’s not that I’d just turn my kids loose outdoors and not watch them; it’s that we need more space for our voices, our personalities. We need to stretch and run and spend that energy. It’s been a hard winter, too, having lost two family members. I need that hopeful feeling that the new growth of Spring brings.
And it’s so close I can almost taste it.
Buds. They’re coming. I can almost imagine the blooms that they will soon bring. I can almost imagine our apple tree in full bloom, buds pushing up through the grass. I can almost imagine grass. Snow is melting, here and there, and I can see the dull, dark browns and green from a winter of halted growth. Will it green up soon? Will it soon outnumber the patches, piles and inches of endless white?
I have this lament every year, like last year when I was worried about snow falling on my day lily sprouts. They came up on March 17th. That’s only thirteen days from now. Surely that means that hope is just around the corner, just waiting to be discovered. Right? Surely that means that the sun will shine more than just today. That soon the snow will melt. That maybe, just maybe, Spring really is coming this year, not leaving us in this frozen tundra of gloom and doom forever. Right?
This has been one of the worst winters I can remember; not just snow wise but emotionally as well. Maybe not the worst but it ranks up there quite high. I’m ready to feel new again myself. To shed my winter coat and stand with my face to the sun and let the bright rays of hope remind me of who I am and what it is that I am doing here.
I’m ready. Is Spring?
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29 Responses to “You Capture: Hopeful”
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Great shots…I can’t WAIT for spring!
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Absolutely stunning photos! Woooo!
BTW, LOVE LOVE LOVE the new header!
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simply beautiful.
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Hang in there! It will get here before you know it. We have been blessed with an early spring here in Idaho and amazingly I was able to clean up the yard, mow the first bits of grass (I know, was a little overkill), and even rotatill the garden plot. It felt soooo goood! Look for those first crocuses! We have some here, and the tulips have begun to push through the ground. We’ll be paying for the lack of a snowpack later this summer and fire season, but its’ hard to not be excited about it now!
Meant to also say, Beautiful pictures! and I completely agree. Maybe you will get some sunshine and can bundle up and take a walk or something. That always helps me feel better too.
Cannot wait for spring here too.
I just love that first photo…
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I liked this post. It describes how I am feeling. you wrote about losing your grandpa and fire dad’s uncle and the grief that goes along with that. This past sunday my grandpa died of cancer at 12:05. My aunt died from cancer at 12:25. 10 mins after I got off the phone with my mom my friend calls and tells me she has breast cancer and is having her breast removed on Wednesday. It has been a hard week! I liked seeing your rose bush pictures. It gave me a bit of hope!
*Amy*
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Amy; Oh, your comment just made me cry. I am so sorry to hear of your losses. At first, when I read the sentence about your grandfather, I wondered to myself, “Why did she tell me the time?” Then I read the next sentence. It’s amazing how those little details can make all the difference when trying to explain the true enormity of a situation. My heart goes out to you right now. Please send our best to your friend as well. *hugs*
I agree this has been a rough winter. I’m also hopeful that spring is here – and here to stay.
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