spring and all

Our Asian Jasmine is in bloom . . . this is a first for us in all the years we've grown this ground cover.

Of course, it's left the ground to soar above and that's why it wafts that sweet jasmine aroma throughout the backyard.

Spring always brings to mind dozens of lines from William Carlos Williams.

But now the stark dignity of
entrance-Still, the profound change
has come upon them:  rooted, they
grip down and begin to awaken