I love springtime. Budding trees, blooming flowers, and baby animals are a welcome sight after the dark dreariness of winter. February starts off with Imbolc, the Celtic holiday celebrating the beginning of spring. It's related to Groundhog Day, which basically stands for the same thing. Yesterday was Chinese New Year. The past few days have been warm and sunny. With all these symbols of new beginnings, today I decided to go in search of signs of spring. I found this old leaf, still clinging on, hanging next to the beginnings of new leaf buds. It just seemed to symbolize this transitional period to me.
