February 13, 2004
Sign Of Spring
The first fruit tree to blossom here is the almond, long before it leafs out. This tree is in our backyard, and I think its blossoms opened on Wednesday.
But a weak storm has come through today, and it has been overcast with some showers. No astronomy tonight!
Posted by Numenius at February 13, 2004 10:52 PM | TrackBackLovely! Make sure you document the changes you see from winter to spring - something we don't see at this latitude.
Posted by: Jenny at February 14, 2004 12:03 AMSo THAT'S what an almond blossom looks like! How lovely! I believe that in the Old Testament, the almond is referred to as being a symbol of God's wakeful eye: just as the almond "wakes up" before other trees, God is always watching over his people. And if I were to picture the eye of God, I guess an almond blossom is as beautiful as anything else I could imagine...
Posted by: Lorianne at February 14, 2004 05:45 AMWhat this picture can't convey is the heavenly scent of this tree. Almond blossoms smell like honey. Perhaps they need to attract the bees, to wake them up while it's still cold. It's an intoxicating experience, walking past an almond tree in bloom.
Posted by: Pica at February 14, 2004 06:04 AMGood evening, I connected to here through Jenny's log. This is really on the passage about writing from February 10. Thank you, I was beginning to wonder if I was the only person who looked at Julia Cameron's "Artist's" series and shook his head. I was twenty when I saw someone with the book and then later checked it out. I might have made it through twenty pages before saying, "No. No, I don't think so, Julie." Incidentally, in Indiana it's cold as anything, but last night I noticed the stars out for the first time in a while after a day that lasted longer than many days in the past.
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