Here It Comes!~

Here Comes the Sun~

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, 
And I say it’s all right. 
Little darling it’s been a long cold lonely winter, 
Little darling it feels like years since it’s been here. 
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, 
And I say it’s all right. 
Little darling the smiles returning to their faces, 
Little darling it seems like it’s years since it’s been here, 
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, 
And I say it’s all right. 
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes. 
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes. 
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes. 
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes. 
Little darling I feel that ice is slowly melting, 
Little darling it seems like years since it’s been clear, 
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, 
It’s all right, it’s all right. The Beatles~

For us here in Costa Rica, it’s not such a big thing, but for all my friends in those northerly latitudes… this song’s for you. That’s you in Northumbria, England, on the cold North Sea shore; you in Ontario, Canada, where it is below freezing and snowing still I’m sure; you in McMinnville, Oregon, where the snow is six… no, make that ten inches deep; you in Juneau, Alaska, where you probably haven’t seen the sun rise above the horizon for over a month now; you in North Easton, Massachusetts, and all the other “yous” who are in the land of ice and snow and dark.

Have faith, the sun will return.

Alan and I celebrated the Solstice with a roast chicken, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and fresh broccoli. We ate out on the front porch, which is our normal dining area most days, but today it was knock-your-socks-off gorgeous.We finished installing a small pond in our front yard and today we watched as pipilachas (dragonflies) in wonderful colors of red, orange, and blue swooped over it to investigate. A pair of Kiskadees took a bath in the jug we are using as a water fountain, skidding across the water like ducks. Then they stood on the rim, shook themselves dry, turned around, and scooted across again. Other birds saw the commotion and joined in, using the rocks around the pool as launching pads. We also have a resident frog in the pond, now. There isn’t a lot of plant material for it to hide in yet; we have to go on a water plant search soon, but it seems to have decided to stake out its territory before any others. 

Alan found the first of the blooms on the irises he planted last fall. They should be spectacular when they are all in bloom… soon. 

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