April 18/10: Nature's Paintbrush

April 18/10: Nature's Paintbrush, originally uploaded by susanvg.

Mother Nature paints
with her light spring palette
delicate greens
soft yellows
Colours dabbed on
like an impressionist painting
Dots of paint added each day
Until they start to take shape
Hiding the branches.
Colour darkening
As riotous spring matures.

I marvel at her handiwork
as the lacy leaves
slowly cover up
what was revealed in the autumn
The canopy returns
To provide the welcome summer shade.

Day 120: Forsythia

Day 120: Forsythia, originally uploaded by susanvg.

Harbinger of spring, these bright yellow flowers brighten my backyard. Nature has been refreshing its colour palette, changing from the neutral browns of early spring to the riotous colours of summer. In bursts, the landscape moves from sepia to technicolour.