{"id":1394,"date":"2015-02-17T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2015-02-17T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T10:10:00","slug":"the-hope-of-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1394","title":{"rendered":"The Hope of Spring &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401bb07f0120a970d-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_7964 - Version 22015-02-11-Snow-spring-buds-\u00a9 2014 Penny Cherubino copy\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401bb07f0120a970d img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401bb07f0120a970d-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"IMG_7964 - Version 22015-02-11-Snow-spring-buds-\u00a9 2014 Penny Cherubino copy\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notice the buds on the trees as you look up this week to avoid falling icicles and snow slides. Most years, we begin our hunt for the first signs of spring in gardens on the sunny side of Boston streets just after Valentine&#39;s Day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&quot;That is one good thing about this world&#8230; there are always sure to be more springs.&quot;<\/em><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucy_Maud_Montgomery\" target=\"_self\"><em>Lucy Maud Montgomery (Canadian writer and educator, 1874-1942)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b8d0d5b881970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6a00e54fc42bb8883401a5118111cc970c-800wi\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401b8d0d5b881970c img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b8d0d5b881970c-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"6a00e54fc42bb8883401a5118111cc970c-800wi\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last year, things bloomed late, just as they will this year. But, these snowdrops were up by mid-March.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401bb07f012c9970d-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6a00e54fc42bb8883401a3fcd1407d970b-800wi-1\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401bb07f012c9970d img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401bb07f012c9970d-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"6a00e54fc42bb8883401a3fcd1407d970b-800wi-1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With so much snow to melt, the witch hazel may be our first sign of spring this time next month.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c74c5dc5970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6a00e54fc42bb88834017eea6570d0970d-800wi\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c74c5dc5970b img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c74c5dc5970b-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"6a00e54fc42bb88834017eea6570d0970d-800wi\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then, in a few more weeks, we&#39;ll have lovely magnolias blooming along Commonwealth Avenue.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c74c5e03970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6a00e54fc42bb88834017d42f125e7970c-800wi\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c74c5e03970b img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c74c5e03970b-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"6a00e54fc42bb88834017d42f125e7970c-800wi\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The snow will melt, and spring will arrive within just a few weeks.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=bostonzestcom-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957\" target=\"_blank\">to click over to Amazon<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/> from here to support this site!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"90\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=20&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=gift_certificates&amp;banner=05F47J9V4TS95DY2CR82&amp;f=ifr\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"120\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Words: Penny &amp; Ed Cherubino<br \/>Photography: \u00a9 2013-2015 Penny &amp; Ed Cherubino&#0160;&#0160;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A look ahead at what we have coming up next &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3724,2044,4],"tags":[43,3542,3540,10555,7992,10553,10552,10554],"class_list":["post-1394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boston-green","category-events","category-we-recommend","tag-boston","tag-comm-ave","tag-commonwealth-avenue","tag-magnolias-blooming","tag-signs-of-spring","tag-snowdrops","tag-the-hope-of-spring","tag-witch-hazel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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