I awoke
this morning to a bright clear sky. The dull, rain filled clouds of the past
few weeks were nowhere to be seen. Knowing how quickly our Irish weather can
change I decided to get a much needed walk in as soon as possible.
Deciding
to live dangerously, I turned right at my gate instead of my usual left.
God, I'm such a dare devil!
As it
turns out, I couldn't have made a better decision. If I hadn't, I would have
missed this most beautiful sight - a glade of snowdrops. I caught a glimpse of
them from the roadside. It really did look like there had been a fall of snow.
After a
quick glance around to make sure there was no angry farmer ready to scold or
shoot me, I clambered over a rickety gate to get a better look. It was worth
the risk.
You know
the way there are "triggers" that immediately put you on edge and
make you anxious or angry. Well this was definitely a "glimmer", that
calms your nerves and puts you in a good mood.
I was
tempted to pick some to bring home with me to keep up my high spirits. But I
resisted, as I figured they were meant to be left growing in their natural
habitat.
Again a very
good decision on my behalf.
I googled
"snowdrops" to get a nice quote about them and came across this gem.
According
to folklore it is bad luck to bring snowdrops into a house before Valentine's
Day as any unmarried women residing there will remain a spinster! I obviously
brought in a bucketful of them in a previous life!!!
Mystery
solved. It wasn’t bad luck, poor timing, or high standards… it was the
snowdrops.
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