Today, I am kicking off a series of posts I will be posting every Monday in the month of April for Alabama Women Bloggers. I was chosen to be the blogger of the month. The theme this month is No Rain No Rainbow, so I created a series called, “Puddle Jumping: April Showers of Grace.” I’d love you to stop by and leave me some comment love.
They say that April showers bring May flowers, but sometimes when we are experiencing the showers all we see is the gloomy gray. We forget all about what the rain brings. When we become adults we forget the childlike wonder of jumping, singing, and playing in the rain. Not a rainfall comes in which one or all of my kids don’t want to jump in the puddles. This month let’s pretend we are kids and sing and dance in the rain. Don’t forget to wear your galoshes because we are going puddle jumping too. Ready? Here we go.
First puddle jump: rainbow glory
Without the rain, there’s no rainbow.
Springtime in Alabama is my favorite. The first to bloom are the tulip trees. It is still cold, but they start the chorus of hope off anyway – their bright pinks and purples brightening the gray skylines. Next, the stench of the Bartlett pears is nothing compared to the sight of its first white snowy blossoms, the rain making each one fall on the ground and reminding us of the autumn passed. Then the purpley red-buds and red buckeyes dot my wooded backyard.
photo credit (1): Aamir Choudhry via photopin cc (I adapted the photo to include text.)
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