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In Search of Spring

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    ...It seemed that we here in Ohio were destined to be buried in giant mountains of snow until the 4th of July, but finally the snows melted.  The groundhog's curse was brutal, but we survived.  Digging out mentally was as tough as it was physically for most of us.  Picture, if you will, me after having cautiously come out of my cave of hibernation, sitting with a  hot mug of tea in my hands for about two months.  Dreams of little green pots of tender herbs were prominent in my fuzzy winter-worn mind.  As it began to warm up outside, I ventured out to inspect the garden areas around Johnson House.   The brave spring soldiers were poking their precious green tips through decayed leaf cover signaling that it was time to scrape the crud off the garden beds.  We both needed fresh warm air and sunlight.  There they were, lungwort and lily of the valley, faithful spring heralds springing forth to declare their victorious arrival. Everywhere the forget-me-nots were sprouting.  Lambs ea