The flash of brilliant blue and shimmering green. The heady fragrance of delicate blossoms. The high pitched frequency of vibrating bee and sunbird wings. All mingling in a magnificent symphony of approaching Spring. The promise of life stirs hope after a chilly and dreary Winter. I lost another friend to cancer and it was appropriate to say goodbye in Winter. Now as all creation testifies to approaching Spring, it is in sympathy with her grieving husband and children who figure out how to continue living. Without her.
Out in our African countryside there is still a battle between Winter and Summer. Neither yet willing to capitulate. Icy days roll into unnaturally hot and then plummet to snowy misery again. However new life is evident everywhere.
The exquisite pink blossoms on the peach and apricot trees. The final bloom of the vibrant orange on the aloes. The constant flash of glittering green as various species of sunbird flit busily between flowers. In a perpetual dance with the bees.
And so: Hope Springs ....