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Outside my window,  I have been watching the buds on the maple tree green and grow.  I anticipate they will soon burst into leaves and flowers.  The maple tree's blossoms are not as showy as those of the fruit trees, but still a sign of spring.

Sunlight

Morning Observation

Mist and rain obscure the sunrise.  Birds still sing a morning song.  Robins are busily collecting the worms that have come up due to the rain.  Oak trees are just starting to leaf.  Beautiful little, perfectly formed leaves burst from the tree's buds.  The maples are distressed by all the rain, their leaves are beginning to curl with a fungus that happens with too much spring wet.  All around is green!

On the hilltop

A twisted Maple,
A survivor, scars cobbled.
Branches reach skyward.