There is so much going on in the month of April! There is April Fools' Day, and it's National Poetry Month. It's also the anniversary of the sinking of the Titantic and the opening of the first McDonald's. We celebrate the birthdays of Hans Christian Andersen, Leonardo da Vinci, Sherlock Holmes, and Daffy Duck. But what is April really all about? What is it that makes April special? April marks the real end of winter. Daffodils pop open and nod their yellow heads. Grass starts to recover from its frozen cover of snow. Trees bud, forsythia shows its yellow cloak, tulips display their lips and the small animals -- chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits, and other animals -- wake up from their winter sleep. The promise of renewal is realized as the sun removes the icy chill from the air. Rain soaks the earth, prompting growth and preparing the flowers of the season. And we find ourselves shedding our winter coats on the first warm spring day. This is April!
Boudica~
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