spring: Georgia, Easter, Passover and golf. It doesn’t get any better than that! - 04/06/12 06:11 AM
This weekend is the assemblage of significant Spring rituals across a diverse spectrum of society.
In addition to the lunar designated religious observances, the first major golf tournament of the year is being played in Augusta Georgia.
It is a time of awakening and renewal. Here in Newnan, the trees are already fully leaved and everything is fresh and green!
A gentle rain is falling outside. It will preserve the lush new growth with its cool succor.
Regardless of you predilection, it’s going to be a great weekend!
I wish you happiness and contentment!
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spring: When color returns to life: - 03/25/12 06:20 AM
The dark drab dabs on palette dry,The artist sets the old aside,‘Tis Spring, now vivid, vibrant colors glowFrom God’s own hand the pigments flow.
(R Weisser 2012)
Perhaps the drabness of Winter is such a stark contrast that our perception is skewed.
Perhaps we are so anxious to withdraw from the dark, dreary days that our observations are colored with too much enthusiasm.
Or is it just possible that in any context, the beauty of Spring is unsurpassed by any other season of the year?
As the blooms struggle to complete their life cycle before the … (29 comments)
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spring: Spring pushes forth new life! - 03/04/12 06:09 AM
Awake, from sleeping root push forthTo beckon famished apian swarms‘Tis Spring’s first industry of growthThat bursts from rock as Nature’s host! (R Weisser 2012)
It’s THAT time of year again. The time when the earth warms enough to force the earliest blooms to open and face the sunlight before the canopy of leaves prohibit them for completing their reproduction cycles.
I often marvel at how delicate and fragile these earliest flowers are. Springtime conditions provide a harsh environment and the plants will only bloom a short time.
And while you … (12 comments)
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spring: It’s time to emerge from hibernation and to get out and get things done! - 02/26/12 05:55 AM
Through shadowed vales and sheltered covesBlue serpents writhe ‘long graveled roadsCold vernal surging streams of blueTo baptize fields with life anew! (R Weisser 2012)
Climate is as much a part oaf any locale as any other attribute. Weather affects everything from industry to attitude, and especially lifestyle.
In Georgia, late Winter and early Spring offers cool nights and moderate to warm days.
It’s a great time of year to get outside and do yard chores and landscaping projects.
There are few annoying insects and still some time for plants to … (10 comments)
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spring: An early Spring in Newnan Georgia! - 02/05/12 09:22 AM
Come set your joy on golden frondsThat spice the meadow with saffron strains‘Tis Spring that waxes, fresh verdure dawnsAwakes as Winter’s crescent wanes! ( R Weisser 2012 )
Spring has come early to Newnan Georgia this year. The “jonquils” started blooming in January and the “redbuds” are resplendent in their awakening.
The trees are already budding out. And while I enjoy Spring as much as anyone, you have to wonder about the impact this unseasonably mild winter will have on agriculture.
The famous Georgia Peaches require a significant amount of hours below … (14 comments)
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spring: Spring is a time for all things fresh and new. - 03/06/11 09:33 PM
O burst awake from slumber’s trance Alight as wispy cotton fluff, Feathered fronds deck twig and branch With snow-white downy petaled tufts.
(R. Weisser 2011)
Spring is a time of awakening. It is also a time for new growth. Although the calendar year started just over two months ago, the natural new year is just now on the cusp of commencement.
As the early blooms emerge, it is a time for all things fresh and new. And it’s also time to throw last year’s dead wood on the compost heap!
It’s more than just starting with a new attitude. It … (11 comments)
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spring: The First Harbinger of Spring in Coweta County Georgia! - 02/17/11 07:35 AM
One of the reasons that I moved to the South was to escape the dreadful winters north of the Mason-Dixon Line! As a youth I learned that shoveling snow was NOT something that I enjoyed doing.
So I headed for the warmer climate of Georgia, with its shorter, milder and wetter winters. And for most of the nearly four decades that I have been here, I have been very satisfied with my decision.
But the last few winters here in Dixie have been colder and snowier than usual. It was almost as if my past had crept up on me and … (15 comments)
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spring: The fasting growing thing this Spring is my list of chores! Where does the time go? - 04/03/10 07:12 AM
We have experienced an unusually cold and wet winter here in Coweta County Georgia. February and March are typically sprinkled with mild days, allowing one to have occasion to keep up with the outdoor chores on a semi-regular basis.
Not so this year. Persistent inclimate weather postponed most of the outside preparation rituals until warmer and dryer days. And that is what we are experiencing right now.
And while I would rather be able to get out with camera in hand and relax for a day or two, the house needs its annual dose of maintenance and the yard needs to … (15 comments)
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spring: It’s officially Spring, and it’s about time! The trees are blooming and the buyers are stirring! - 03/21/10 07:09 AM
Spring is arriving late here in Georgia. The blooming trees and shrubs all seem to have been confused by all of the Winter weather that we have experienced, but after a few warm days the explosion of profuse flowering has commenced in earnest.
We typically see these first blooms in early March, and by the equinox the first green leaves have already pushed out. But this year is far from typical.
Not entirely coincidentally, the pattern of the real estate business seems to be paralleling the weather. As the daily temperatures have warmed up so has the desire of buyers to … (20 comments)
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spring: Sometimes there is golden joy to be discovered in the midst of disappointment! I found it yesterday and Spring is just around the corner. - 02/28/10 07:38 AM
I went to preview a bank foreclosure for an out of state buyer yesterday. It was in a very rural area in the westernmost part of the county. And although it was chilly and a brisk wind was blowing, the sun was shining and it was a nice day for a drive.
The house was a bit of a disappointment, as it needed a lot more work than was expected, and that would probably keep it out of the buyer’s price range, There was termite damage and mold, much likely the result of water infiltration.
In addition the mechanical systems … (68 comments)
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spring: Hey, there’s a world out there beyond the screen of my laptop. Maybe I’ll go out today and have a look-see! - 02/21/10 08:15 AM
It’s probably a side-effect of the unseasonably cold weather here in Newnan, Georgia, but it feels like I have been spending an abnormally large amount of time staring at the LCD on my laptop.
But today, the spring-like weather is beckoning me to emerge from hibernation and to get outside and have a look. There’s a whole world out there waiting to emerge from the doldrums of torpor and to get out and discover new and exciting things.
It’s amazing how our internal body clocks and basic animal instincts take over, and refusal to give in to the primeval urges are … (25 comments)
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spring: Winter in the South the way it supposed to be …FINALLY! This is why I moved here in the first place! - 02/20/10 06:55 PM
It reached 60 degrees on a beautiful day in Newnan Georgia today. After all, this is supposed to be the sunny south!
Tomorrow we are expected to hit 67 degrees, but after that we will gradually return back to unseasonably cool weather, as Thursday’s HIGH temperature is predicted to only achieve the 35 degree mark!
This has been the coldest winter that I can recall since I moved to Georgia in 1973. We have experienced floods and heavy snowfall when typically we would be playing golf or working in the winter garden.
So I’ll enjoy the warm day tomorrow and will … (21 comments)
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spring: Photos of the North Georgia Mountains on another not so wordless weekday. - 04/22/09 07:02 PM
The vales from emerald quilts are wakedViridian green-clad boughs draw nighAwake to don the robes of leafAs celadon waves crash on mountains high. (R Weisser)
Spring comes late to the mountains of North Georgia! But the mountains take on a special beauty as they transform from wintry grays and browns into a carpet of green.
Beginning in the river valleys of the lowlands, and gradually rising into the high elevations, the emerald tide rolls in swells towards the crests of the range. The advent of spring occurs day after day in each topographic plane.
It's a special kind of beauty!
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spring: Spring is just Autumn is reverse, and very often there are unique photographic opportunities that are overlooked! - 04/18/09 07:10 AM
When we think of spring and photography, we usually think about all of the wonderful and colorful blooms that burst forth in our neighborhood. It is truly beautiful and I take as many photos of flowers in spring as I can.
But some years back, I also noticed that trees had a unique quality during the leafing process. As they initially set their seeds, they assume autumn-like hues for a very short period of time.
They can appear red, orange and yellow with a translucent quality that is very conducive to photography. The film photograph in this article, which appears at first … (25 comments)
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spring: As winter wanes, all of nature bursts forth into a new and glorious spring fresh world! - 04/16/09 05:27 AM
As Winter's gnarly grasp erodesSuccumbs to vernal breezes fresh.Persephone's pink and purple dabsPastel palette paint to fantail brush.
Perfumes from fragile petals waftAnd dance on vernal breezes fresh.And draughts of airy tickled scentsPersist in downy dream's caress!
Such ecstasy of hint and hueAwash on vernal breezes fresh,Just once a year the spell is castTis Spring in all her glory dressed! (R Weisser 4-2009)
The ancients understood the celestial reasoning for the seasons. They studied the movements of the sun and moon, and soon came to realize that the sun "moved" one way and then another, and then back again and then … (39 comments)
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spring: It's not just Easter, it's a new beginning! Easter Sunday in Newnan Georgia. - 04/12/09 07:17 AM
It's Easter Sunday 2009 and it's a beautiful morning in Newnan Georgia. I have always considered Easter to be a very special day, not only for the spiritual significance, but also as a day of reflection and renewal.
Springs brings about a change in our lifestyle. We emerge from hibernation in our cozy domiciles and venture outdoors, timidly at first, and then with a keen awareness that a new growing season has begun and there is plenty of work to do!
It's time to tend our awakening gardens, and then commence the annual struggle to get the lawn back in shape.
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spring: Getting the week off to a good start! Today I rest, but tomorrow it's back to work! - 03/22/09 06:49 AM
It's Sunday morning, and I'm looking forward to another busy week in the Newnan Georgia area. Real estate has been picking up lately due to both the seasonal cycle and also new incentives for buyers.
Spring is typically a good time to sell property. Pleasant weather and spring blooms enhance the desirability of nicely landscaped homes. Houses just look better this time of year, before the heat of summer begins to scorch the greenery.
Combined with tax incentives for first time buyers, there seems to be a lot more activity than the same period last year. The phones are ringing with … (21 comments)
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spring: Spring photo collage, Early Spring in Newnan Georgia in Pictures. - 03/11/09 08:20 PM
After a freak March snowfall, springtime has returned in full force in Newnan Georgia. It's a time of fleeting beauty and allergies, but it is inspiring and uplifting as well!
It does, however, make me lazy and want to take long strolls through the neighborhoods to capture all of the blooms with my camera, rather than sit is a small office surrounded by stacks of paper and long to-do lists!
But I feel so lethargic, so out of sorts that I can hardly seem to move!
Spring is a time of awakening, so I had better wake up!!!
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spring: Spring is time for renewal, so wake up and get outside and get to work! - 02/26/09 07:07 AM
Here in Georgia, spring is upon us! The early flowers are blooming, and it's time to get all of the yard chores done in anticipation of a new growing season.
And although the calendar New Year officially starts on January 1, the practical New Year commences when you get out of the house and you get busy outdoors. Slowly, over the next two months the "secondary living space' will be pruned, fertilized and weeded in preparation for the warm season.
It's time for allergies to go into overdrive, and for the home improvement stores to bulge with frantic homeowners trying to … (33 comments)
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spring: Newnan Georgia Spring Photo Collage - 04/11/08 08:00 AM
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