"If such be Nature's holy plan......" Wm. Wordsworth

Today I wandered through the beautiful North Carolina Arboretum snapping photos of the gorgeous plants and shrubs already in bloom.
The weather was perfect for strolling slowly and just admiring the beauty of each flower and leaf. Birds were singing, a few butterflies hovered.
The horticultural students from NCSU were busy cleaning out old beds, preparing new test beds, and planting vigorous looking shrubs and plants.
The pinks were so pink! The greens were literally Spring green, or acid, even yellow. Every color was fresh and vivid, new and clean. One's eyes almost hurt from squinting close up to really experience those colors.
"And the Spring arose on the garden fair,

Like the spirit of love felt everywhere;

And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast

Rose from the the dreams of it's wintry rest,

The snowdrop and then the violet,

Arose from the ground with warm rain wet,

And their breath was mixed and sweet odour sent

From the turf like the voice and the instrument. "

................................................................Shelley