One of the things that make me happy is sunlight.
The sight of sunlight streaming in through my living room windows, or casting a beautiful golden hue on the beds upstairs, my hungry-for-sunlight flowers soaking in the luxury.. It is amazing, how much power the sunlight has. I would have never said this a few years ago, but now, I truly appreciate the beauty and the need of sunlight. The mere sight of sunlight streaming in lifts up my spirits, makes me perky and bright, has daughter running outdoors to play, so what if it still is chilly.
In the big freeze in December, all my plants in my conservatory died. And broke my heart. This was my first time in a house with a conservatory. Normally all my potted plants are indoors – this time, I did not realize that conservatory does not really count as indoors. I just have 2 plants left, and I pour all my love and attention to keeping them alive. Today, the gorgeous sunlight had me opening every blind and curtain possible, rotating my rose bush until it got sunlight from every quarter. Every new leaf that sprouts has my heart erupting with joy. I think I monitor my plants almost as diligently as I monitored my daughter’s activities when she was younger.
This morning was even more magical. We had a light layer of frost, which had side-walks glistening like millions of diamonds, when the gentle sunlight fell on them! Oh so gorgeous! I only wish I had a camera handy to capture it!
Oh spring, do come soon! How I long for days of uninterrupted sunshine, daffodils,splashes of colour, days spent outdoors, and not having to worry whether my plants are getting their daily dose of sunshine!
firstttttttttttt yayyyyyyyyyyyy
Congratulations
yes indeed its sunny in birmingham too.. sadly everything in the garden is dead .. and pot plants gone , but i guess i have got used to it now and know that come spring i have to work a couple of weekends to get it all back into shape..
It feels so sad, na, when all the plants die
It broke my heart!
but with the extreme weather this year luckily none of the fish died, last year 3 or 4 had succumbed to the weather condition dont know why..
oh dear! Thank goodness they did not die this year!
as i read ur article i looked out and it seems s obright and clear.. dont u think the atmosphere outside is so PURE.. and u can see the blue sky…
I know! It does feel pure, clean, pristine! I love walking in this weather. I did a couple of miles today – after ages. Had been lazy so far, but the gorgeous weather really makes me active
me second!
3rd !!!
when there is no snow you need it and when there is plenty of it you want sunshine
The grass is always greener on the other side, isn’t it
Human tendency to want what we don’t have
Absolutely!
Sad to know about your plants though
Yes, makes me very sad..
by the way the header is yet again a lovely one…you’ve the best collection headers
The sun came up here after soooo many days today and we at work were asking each other “Hey what’s that shiny round thing in the sky?”
Ha ha ha
LOL! I know exactly what you mean
Suddenly winter is looking beautiful.. I dont have a green thumb at all. i have one plant in the house, and it is thriving.. thats a start right??
I amnot sure how much of a green thumb I have, but I love plants!
Spring for me is also at least 2-3 months away!!!
Same here
But that does not stop me from wishing 
What a sweet post
I am a Sunflower if love for sunshine was in question
I was not like this, CB, but living here has made me into a sunflower
So sorry to learn about your plants, but I can totally understand your agony for I too lost my beautiful garden cause of the floods at our end
Oh dear! The floods have been merciless, haven’t they?
Here’s sending loads of sunshine and colors of spring your way
Thank you CB
Wow, sounds so divine
wow… you seems so excited Smitha… this is the way I get excited when the surroundings completely surrounded by fog with chillness in air
this sunshine has brought the poetess out of u
i am loving the clouds here in dubai just as much these days.. oh so romantic 
Well I must say you sound like a poetess in love
But all said I am a person who can’t tolerate our sunny boy much 
The joy you feel when you see the sunlight is exactly what I feel when I see clouds, snow and now the famous SFO fog. Yup, all these bring a spring in my feet 
Nice poem-like prose post, Smitha! I can feel from here, how you feel like! I feel like this when the first rain pours and washes the dust off the leaves of my plants. I can feel their happiness, their bright green colour comes out and the brown dusty layer is washed off. The ground becomes softer for them to spread their roots more!
I feel happy to go near them unlike during the dusty days because I am allergic to dust. Spend more time plucking the dry leaves and sometimes trim the leafless branches and they look greener!
Felt happy reading this post Your header is beautiful, Smitha!
Oh Hw I wish u hd the cam handy too
Some problem and it tugs @ my heart 
I think I monitor my plants almost as diligently as I monitored my daughter’s activities when she was younger. – So true Smithu! That’s exactly how I feel about my plants too
Enjoy the sunny days
Err u cn delete one of these Smithu
Oh Hw I wish u hd the cam handy too
Some problem and it tugs @ my heart 
I think I monitor my plants almost as diligently as I monitored my daughter’s activities when she was younger. – So true Smithu! That’s exactly how I feel about my plants too
Enjoy the sunshine
Oh yeah….I love the summers…we get to know the worth of every ray of that golden sunlight, only when we lack it for days together…right ??
I have one teeny weeny tulsi and money plant (no space for any more pots…) and I know how many branches and leaves it has…I know when the new leaf comes…its amazing how we attach ourselves to our potted babies…
Put up a pic of that rose bush, na…
I too wish you had a cam to capture it….
So sorry for your pants…
Hope the sun rays soon decorate your place….
This is one reason I love India!!!
Over n above London that is! 
Oh…sorry to hear about the plants. That’s such a shame!!
Love the sunlight too but for different reasons (read: beach) and unfortunately we’ve had an awful summer with rain most of the time. Now that I’m back at work, it’s sunny during the weekdays and rainy on the weekends. Murphy’s law.
I love beaches too! But here even in summer, we don’t always get beach weather
Aww! Take a day off work and enjoy the weather
You gave such a beautiful poetic feel to the post, Smits! After reading it I think I’m beginning to love sunlight too
I love sunshine.. Just not in summers
I love the description of the frost glittering in the sunshine
You must have seen that – when you were here
I love it so much! The next day, I stepped out , with my camera. There was frost alright, but no sunlight 
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