Green and White

Speaking of my new green and white bedspread...

My mother-in-law reminded me that there are dishes with that green and white pattern on them. I had also forgotten that my grandmother had green and white dishes when I was growing up, and so did my family.

The world seems very green and white right now. Spring is coming, the early flowers are out already (daffodils and hyacinths are blooming, and the crocuses are mostly already past). The forsythia are popping open this week, including the crazy wild-looking one in our yard. (The picture you see here is from last Thursday night in Manchester, where I took a walk just as the sun was going down. Forsythia, birches, and evergreens at dusk.)

Most of the trees around here are still bare, but the willows are yellow with the new leaves. You can see them blowing in the wind from far away now. They're always the first trees to return. Up close, you can that our lilac is budding like crazy.

The tulips and dogwood in the front yard are getting ready for their close-up, Mr. DeMille. I expect it'll happen sometime in the next couple of weeks.

Green has always been my favorite color.