Red Buds

     After what seems a long dormant winter, tiny magenta blossoms cover the trunks and branches of our five Red Bud trees.  They have brought me joy for nineteen years, but they are no longer in their prime.  They only have a life expectancy of twenty years ( a fact I didn't know when we planted them).  One has already succumbed but has sent up a new little tree to take its place.  New life, new hope...Love Spring!
     Easter seemed a little strange this year.  Half of our grandchildren were not with us.  The annual Easter picture on our backyard steps didn't get taken. I really have no room for complaints, we've been fortunate to have our children around us for this long.  Now two have flown the coop and taken up residency in the northern part of the state.  They have new opportunities and experiences ahead.