Jules, of Pancakes and French Fries, hosts a monthly color story series. Each month, you see, she recaps the month before with a series of photos, each woven together with a theme of color. She’s inviting us to join the fun. You can find the details here. As you see, ‘daffodil’ popped up for March; ‘grass’ colors April.
If practical jokes are suppose to be reserved for the first of April, then the joke’s on me. The whole month of March was a bit off kilter. Everything I put my hand to seemed to fail, fall apart, or impart some sort of injury upon my person. By the time I reached last Friday, the metal shower ring falling upon my head was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. I stomped my foot and yelled to the heavens, “Is this funny to you?!”
Thankfully, He didn’t respond. God is gracious like that.
In some ways, this little project kept me {somewhat} sane. You see, I’m nothing if not stubborn. I started this series, by George, I’m going to finish it … No matter that I didn’t feel like it. So out I set, camera in hand.
Funny thing—when you take the time to actually look, you just might find something you’ve never seen before …
And if there’s one thing March did, it made us look. It made us take a good hard look at our lives—our blessings and our sufferings, our insufficiency and our solidarity. Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, reminded us that try as we might, we simply cannot be prepared for everything. There are things that come out of the blue with such force, we can’t imagine how we’ll ever catch our breath. It’s also those things that teach us the only way to survive, is with the help of each other …
Even the weather seemed to reflect the uncertainty of the world around us. The skies darkened, the wind whipped, and the rain poured. Just when it seemed grey was the new blue, the sun came out for a visit…
The Forsythia bloomed bright and full of cheer…
Other early bloomers joined suit …
There were even blooms in the most unexpected of places…
God’s sweet reminder that there is a time for everything under the sun: a time to weep, and a time to laugh…
Happy April, my friends!
I wish, I wish, we had that kind of blooming here! Nothing more than tiny tiny flowers that you really have to search for, around here! I guess it will be our turn soon enough… Why are there ribbons on the capitol building?
That solarflare picture makes me warm 🙂 something I really need! (it snowed again)
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In the U.S. yellow ribbons are basically a sign that we will not forget those who are fighting for our freedoms–that we are here, keeping a light on as it were, ready to welcome them back home!
The photo here is very loosely tied … \”we will not forget\” 🙂
Oh, I did not know! ..beautiful!
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I LOVE it!!! 😀
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The crime scene yellow tape would have counted as daffodil as well …
Sweet words! I love the last sentence of this post. It's so true. I hope April brings you much laughter, and fewer shower rings to the head!
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Thank you so! 🙂
Hi,
Jules is a friend of mine and when I saw your comment I had to check out your post. Your writing reminds me of hers…both very moving.
I just love seeing what you post in this series {I love all your photos!}! ohhh..third times a charm..scrolled up again and found a hot{e) man right in front of my eyes… or am I seeing things? 😉
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Thanks Eileen … and your eyeballing the hot{e} man … now that was some good times! 🙂
These are beautiful! Love the daffodil inspiration. Daffodils have always been my favorite flowers. Not only for their beautiful color, but because they are also a symbol of hope and new beginnings 🙂 I need to do something like this…a photo walk based on one color!
i love them!!! but i especially love the broken tile mosaic