For the spring is flying and the month is May

5/8/2017

For the spring is flying and the month is May.
Mary N. Prescott

That's the last line penned in a poem by Mary N. Prescott (reproduced below) from "Rhymes from Mother Goose". An absolutely enchanting child's book printed in 1903 by the W.B Conkey Company, with the promise: "arranged to please the boys and girls" and "with pictures that will amuse the children".

Antique child's book, "Rhymes from Mother Goose", 1903, Meadow Sweet Grove Collection

Sweet fragrant apple blossoms

April showers did indeed bring May flowers to the Grove. Not quite as stunning as last year's spring but as promised by Margaret Elizabeth Sangster, "Never yet was a springtime, when the buds forgot to bloom."

Meadow Sweet Grove © V. Buchanan 2017

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For the spring is flying and the month is May

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