THOUGHT AS MARCH BEGINS.......
AS TUPLIPS SOMETIMES BLOOM THROUGH THE SNOW , THEIR BULBS BURIED IN THE DARK, QUIET RESTING PLACE ENGULFED IN THE LOVING, SAFE ARMS OF MOTHER EARTH ONLY TO COME FORTH RENEWED, REFRESHED AND IN BEAUTY BRINGING TO MIND THIS WORD AND QUOTE: PERSISTENCE: "PERMANENCE, PERSEVERANCE AND PERSISTENCE IN SPITE OF ALL OBSTACLES, DISCOURAGEMENTS AND IMPOSSIBILITIES: IT IS THIS, THAT IN ALL THINGS DISTINGUISHES THE STRONG SOUL FROM THE WEAK. -- THOMAS CARLYLE