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Today we are going to Muse about the promise of spring. If this is your first visit, welcome to Musings. If you have been here before, welcome back. Over time we are going to talk about many things: the past, the present, perhaps the future, travel, art, society and more. Wherever my musing takes me. I hope you will come along with me.
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The Promise of Spring
When we built our house, we planted two Royal Poinciana trees in the front yard. When in bloom the tree can be stunning, red and vibrant.
It also grows to be very large with a wide canopy that drops leaves and flowers.
The landscaper did not advise us well. Two were too much for our front yard.
I had one removed and the stump ground out.
The remaining tree has grown with a vengeance. In season it’s canopy spreads over the front yard and over the roof of the house. And it drops leaves and twigs onto the roof and into the gutter, with the result that the gutter has clogged and backed up causing problems. One of the joys of home ownership.
I had the tree cut back.
Jeanette was concerned that I killed the tree. So was my neighbor. And, actually the thought crossed my mind. But our gardener reassured me, “No Sir, it will come back”.
It has been three weeks.
I am happy to reports that he is correct. The tree lives.
And look at these orchids. They had died back and were essentially discarded in the back yard. I thought they were beyond saving. Jeanette had more faith; she fed them. But neither of us really thought much of them.
But look at them now. They are more resplendent today than they have ever been.
It is the promise of spring.
On another topic
Last night we watched Motown 60: A GRAMMY Celebration. It was hosted by Smokey Robinson.
It was quite interesting to me. I realized there was a whole part of our cultural world that passed me by. As an adult I met Smokey Robinson; I did not know who he was.
During the time Motown was emerging I lived overseas. When I came stateside for college, I didn’t even own a radio, much less a television. The first car I bought had no radio . . . that would have added $5 to the monthly payment. So I missed a lot. Did I miss everything? No! Of course not. But my awareness is pretty sketchy.
One of the Motown songs showcased on the program that really stood out to me was Mercy, Mercy Me by Marvin Gaye. The lyrics speak to the times in which we live. Gaye was ahead of his time.
Whoa, ah, mercy mercy me
Marvin Gaye
Oh things ain’t what they used to be, no no
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and eastWhoa mercy, mercy me,
Oh things ain’t what they used to be, no no
Oil wasted on the oceans and upon our seas, fish full of mercuryAh, oh mercy, mercy me
Ah things ain’t what they used to be, no no
Radiation under ground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby are dyingOh mercy, mercy me
Oh things ain’t what they used to be
What about this overcrowded land
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
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