It looks like Spring!

  It seems Spring is here!  The winter was cloudy, with that beautiful, low winter sun occasionally.  There wasn’t as much rain as we expected.  I was wondering if most of the rain arrives in the Spring, so I googled it.  Statistically, April is the driest month in the Netherlands.  Hooray!  Lance, Emily and the girls will be here the first two weeks of April and we are hoping for beautiful sunny weather.

 Joe and I have a walking route.  A few weeks ago we began seeing crocus.  They plant them in the middle of the grass!  We have been seeing more and more blossoms. There is a tree with delicate pink blossoms and an azalea bush starting to bloom. The jonquils are out and some bushes are starting to get tiny leaves. 

Along our route is a very large, old building surrounded by a lake and beautiful grounds.  We have seen lots of ducks on the lake all winter.  Last week we saw two swans!  As we drive from city to city we often see flocks of ducks, geese and swans in the fields.  This is the first time we have seen them close up. 

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They are so beautiful!  I am hoping they build a nest and we can watch “ugly ducklings” become swans! 

We’ve had a few days of sunshine and people are outside enjoying it.  Our missionary zone has picked up about 30 new investigators in the last 2 weeks.  If feels like the world is awakening.  Hooray for spring!