Emerged Quail Family
Emerging Quail Family In My Front Yard
I’ve been one who looks for every sign of Spring wherever possible. After the blizzard of just days ago, the Big Melt is underway. Yay!! As you can see here, my art deco Quail Family has emerged after a looooong hibernation period. What? Quails don’t hibernate? Well, this family must have because they were buried so far that they just plain disappeared under the snow cover this winter. I don’t know where the real birds go in winter, but they don’t go far since I see them here and there. I just know I am happy to see my art deco Quail Family. It’s been a while.
The glacier is still creeping away, however. Faster—faster!
However, Daylight Savings is beginning and it’s lighter in the evenings. It’s lighter in the mornings. More daylight is becoming a reality. And the weather has been warming overall. We’ve even seen some sunny days!
Anticipation
I read about another woman who counts the days to Spring every year. It wasn’t me—really! The writer of the article pointed out that we should be looking for the return of our Savior with the same fervency that we look for Spring after a long dark Winter.
It made me think. That writer is correct in every sense. Winter is dark. It causes many souls to struggle with depression, sluggishness and other ills. It’s cold. I hate missing the whole day. It’s dark when I go to work in the morning. It’s dark when I get off work at night. It’s just dark and cold.
This is life on earth after the Great Fall. Sin, with all its accompaniments rules in our souls, and we are still living out the effects and consequences.
Celebration
Our Savior came to redeem us. We celebrate our Redemption every Spring. The Son comes out in our souls as the sun shines on our faces. We are reminded that Jesus is Risen and He is Returning for us. Our future is with Him. No anticipation is great enough for what He has in store for us.
For now—we wait. But He is coming! Are we ready?
“Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him,” Rev 1:7a.
I love this post, Linda Jo! I long for warm, sunny days. Your quails cheered my soul. How fun! If we keep our eyes open, we’ll find lots of harbingers of spring: buds, birds, whispers from Christ, “It’s not on its way – it’s here!” And we have the grand hope of His return.
Hi Lynn: Yes, indeed, “it’s here!” Definitely looking for His return! I’m glad the quails cheered you, too. It was so fun to see them reappear as the snow melted. I hadn’t seen them in months! Yay!