Maple leaves have unfurled from their tight buds, apple blossoms are fully frothed, now drifting to the ground, and the early flowering cherry blossoms are "over". Daffodils are waning and the tulips are out.
That slow evolving from very early Spring into full bloom of almost summer is well on the way, in these microclimate Island gems.
It always amazes me, this transference from tight winter to profligate summer, in about a 6 week period...beauty everywhere,
Important, in the middle of our many daily duties, wrapped up in our heads, that we remember to stop and to look and to savour. This is when the natural world does its dance for us.
For me, driving along Long Harbour Road, right around Fruitvale, with the heirloom orchard in bloom and the Harbour sparkling beyond the pasture, is always a place to stop and "view". Lots of other small gifts, of course.
The Canadian poet W.H. Davies summed it up best, I think:
"A poor life this, if full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare."
Enjoy the artful displays wherever you live! Spring has sprung....
How may I help you to discover special Salt Spring Island & the Southern Gulf Islands? Call me!
