April

April 

showers bring May flowers...and before you know it summers here. In the spirit of slowing this crazy world down I'm going to pause a bit longer on this last day of April to take it all in. March and April are to me like the Atlantic shore. Taking all the hard knocks it can during this slight phase of  harsh reality that brings us all something new. Ahh April. A wild ride. The East Coast knows it better than most. Especially, right now.

     I have always had a lovely longing for the Northeast even long before I was introduce to its Thoroughbreds.  The stallions of the east stand strong and the colors of their pride is our color too. We all stand strong in the spring. The winds of change beckon us to and so we do. The choice is not always ours but yet it is, universally speaking. Anyway, May is almost here. The springtime of our year is here. Still. For one more brief respite longer called May. 1 2 3 4. May is coming with joy galore! Three cheers for this! This reminds me of my moniker.  My four daughters have always brought to me more joy than the average mama bear could possibly know and still this carries on. Their initials laid out serendipitously  say Artistically Kreated Just for Love. Amber, Kristin, Jamie & Leslie! Ahh April. Love is in the air....

     Spring would not be spring without the the great aid of the Jacaranda Tree. One of the best things about late spring is that this tree is just about to go off. We've been watching, those that do, the blossoms and leaves stretch out and yet the greatest show on earth is yet to come. The treetops are in bloom. The buds are poking out en mass and on some streets, those particularly named Jacaranda, the whole block is about to explode in color. The loveliest shade of purple I've ever known in a tree, the Jacaranda. One block over from me the trees are stately grand and quite mature. They touch on top. It's going to be magnificent soon, when they bloom in full.  I walk by on my way to work with anticipation heightened for all the little purple flowers of which there is a plethora. From ripe grapefruits, lemon and limes to bumblebees and spiders in bulbs  spring is sprung! When natures color comes to you in hues beyond belief....all seems well with the world...all seems well with me & I wish the same for you.  May all be well.