Southern Sass

SPRING
The alder by the river

Shakes out her powdery curls;

The willow buds in silver

For little boys and girls.
The little birds fly over

And oh, how sweet they sing!

To tell the happy children

That once again 'tis spring.
The gay green grass comes creeping

So soft beneath their feet;

The frogs begin to ripple

A music clear and sweet.
And buttercups are coming,

And scarlet columbine,

And in the sunny meadows

The dandelions shine.
And just as many daisies

As their soft hands can hold

The little ones may gather,

All fair in white and gold.
Here blows the warm red clover,

There peeps the violet blue;

O happy little children!

God made them all for you.

by Celia Thaxter

The picture above is a flower fairy by artist Cicely Mary Barker. She was a popular, children's book Illustrator and British Artist, whom I first learned about through one of my favorite blogs, Pearl's Sentimental Journey. I think her work is charming and has a lovely child like quality.

Here are a few pictures of the things we have been doing to bring in Spring....

Painting and crafts. We made caterpillars, ladybugs, and spiders. Trey is into bugs and snakes. Anna Grace is loving flowers, birds and bugs right now. They both like playing out in the rain and splashing in puddles. Oh, and I had to include a picture of Anna Grace's first pony tail. So cute.


I hope everyone is enjoying the beauty of God's gifts and the lovely Spring weather! ~Blessings on your day!