Spring?

Cherry blossoms are beautiful these days. Spring may be here, but the winter is still hanging on. It was raining and really chilly today. The cold days this winter feel gloomy. This is a photo of magnolia and dogwood trees I took in February in my garden.




I took this one a couple of days ago from a different angle. It is a magnolia bud with dogwood twigs and buds in the background. It is delightful to look up the blue sky. The phrase I recall is “The sky is the limit.”

Do places we live in determine how happy we are? I sure do not like the extreme weather and rather prefer warmer places to frigid areas. Surprisingly the people in Iceland are said to be content and happy and the 5 happiest places in the world are: Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Iceland and Finland. In all those countries the winter is relatively severe! There is a book titled “The Geography of Bliss.” Seems to be interesting. Its paperback edition is available in July. I have ordered it at Amazon.