Is That What I Think It Is?

I was standing at the kitchen sink 
washing and tearing lettuce
and tossing it into a salad bowl for supper
 when it happened.

I glanced through the kitchen window 
and saw something
on the tips of my neighbor's lilac bushes.

I blinked.

I squinted.

I leaned in closer for a better view.

Is that what I think it is?

Green sprouts reaching for the sun...

Tiny leaves just waiting for their first breath...

New life on the verge of exploding! 

This is it! This is it!

And it's what we've all been waiting for!!!

Quick!

(Breathe in! Breathe out!)

The baby
(better known as Spring)
is coming!!!


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