The Mountains Come Alive

This winter was especially bitter in the mountains. There seemed to be much more wind, freezing temperatures, ice and snow than usual ... or maybe I was just there more this winter than previous winters.

It is always such an amazing blessing to see the mountains come alive with greenery. The once bare trees begin to burst forth with the new forming leaves as I continue to clear the old ones off the roads and drainage ditches.




I just thought, since I haven't blogged in a while, that I would post a few pics I have taken this spring. The orange flowers are wild azaleas (these blooms don't last very long) that are most prolific on the upper stretches of our mountain, although there are some in the lower portions. The mountain laurel seems to bloom
everywhere and they last most of the summer.






As I have stated many times before ... this place is a great respite from the city.