Like confetti, their blossoms carpet our sidewalks and parking lots.

>*"Indeed, everything that could hum, or buzz, or sing, or bloom had a part in my education--noisy-throated frogs, katydids and crickets held in my hand until, forgetting their embarrassment, they trilled their reedy note, little downy chickens and wildflowers, **the dogwood blossoms,** meadow-violets and budding fruit trees. I felt the bursting cotton-bolls and fingered their soft fiber and fuzzy seeds; I felt the low soughing of the wind through the cornstalks, the silky rustling of the long leaves, and the indignant snort of my pony..."* - [**Helen Keller**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller) While the rest of the country suffers through a long winter, here in Southern California it feels like spring. The other day when my wife and I went to lunch, I couldn't resist pausing to take a photo of this beautiful dogwood tree. ![Southern California Dogwood](https://i.imgsafe.org/655386a5d6.jpg)

Southern California Dogwood
Original photo

Winter's here, but spring is coming.

I'm thankful to be living in such a temperate climate. ---

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Like confetti, their blossoms carpet our sidewalks and parking lots.

Southern California DogwoodOriginal photo

Winter's here, but spring is coming.

~FIN~

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