The first sign of spring –
as pink fairy slippers bloom,
winter grieves the cold.
I had a lovely walk this morning. The air was crisp and laden with moisture from the approaching rain. Not far from Fairy Swamp were these delicate tiny, pink blooms hanging from the bushes. I do not know their real name, so I have chosen “fairy slippers,” to be their name until I learn what they really are.
The clouds are grey now, and the rain has begun to fall. A warm southern breeze is blowing in from the Gulf of Mexico, chasing the cold back to the northern latitudes. Spring is slowly showing its beauty. WOO HOO!
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Nice imagery all around, Colleen 🙂
Thank you. I could not get a good closeup of the tiny flowers. They did look like little slippers. 🙂
Yes, I took a closer look and I agree! 😀
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Thank you for sharing Betty. I will try and get some better shots of these flowers tomorrow. 🙂
I think the name suits them well but I’m quite curious to see them closer…Lovely!
I will try to get a better close up tomorrow on my walk.
I am glad for you that spring is coming your way. Over here it is snowing and snowing and snowing…
We should not get to terrible cold now that we are in February. <3
Hope it for you!!!
Me too. 😎
I love those first glimpses of spring. They’re unexpected gifts.
So true! Thank you. 💖
How lovely! They do look quite magical Colline, I think you have picked the perfect name for them too!
I have added your link <3
Thanks Amanda. It kept saying my photo was too big. 😎
Sweet post. I don’t know what the flower is, but I really like Fairy-slippers for the name. They do indeed look like a tink-foot could dance on sunbeams in them. 🙂
Thanks E.C. for the mental image that gave me. Glorious. 🌸💕
I think I have a pair of those fairy slippers somewhere. Now if only I could find them 🙂
As ever, a lovely haiku from the Queen of haiku’s.
Thank you Hugh. I enjoy writing them so much. I am going to work some into my book. 🍰
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