We cannot stop the winter or the summer from coming. We cannot stop the spring or the fall or make them other than they are. They are gifts from the universe that we cannot refuse. But we can choose what we will contribute to life when each arrives.
Gary Zukav
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/spring.html
Ahh, Gary Zukav! I've read all his books and love them all.
When these snowdrops appear I know spring is not too far away anymore:
I made a couple of bookmarks with white petals to celebrate this change of the seasons:
The book shown here is one I like very much:
American Impressionism, by Richard J.Boyle.
The pages show parts of the paintings
"The Mill in Flood, Giverny" (1910) by Theodore Butler (to the left) and
"Old Holley House at Cos Cob" (circa 1890-1900) by John Twachtman (to the right)
