Spring in Oklahoma

The earth turns and we wait with baited breath for the arrival of spring.

Come with us on our first 2026 trip to the Musogee Gardens at the Honor Heights park. The park sits on the hilltop and runs down the sides of the Verterans Hospital hill. There is a pond and the park has something to offer almost year round, from light displays at Christmas to playground, fishing, and splash pad and butterfly house in summer.

First come the daffodils, redbuds, flowering pears and the dogwoods. bring a picnic and join us. The daffodils push up green stems then smile from yellow faces at the dim days of winter’s passing. Come “daffodillies” with your bright trumpets and your yellow wings.

The geese are nesting among the cypress knees and laying their clutches of eggs. The lake is a perfect home for them to raise their goslings away from predators and on the shady water’s edge. I love to see them gliding in little flocks across the pond.

The bird calls and the voices of children on the play ground blend together in a heavenly harmony. We ate our picnic sandwiches at a stone table on a rise planted in butterfly bushes and the air was clear and cool .

More daffodils heavy enough to tip forward and nod to sleep in the sunshine. When the wind blows they dance–– hundreds of them rejoicing for spring.

The dogwoods are not blooming yet but tulips are coming. Tulips bloom next then iris and lilies. Butterflies hatch in the Papilion which opens on Mother’s day.

A pink Magnolia tree holds pretty purple blossoms for us. They are a favorite part of the park for me.

A goose or two come waddling up to see if I had brought some bread for them to snack on.

An old man and a small boy were fishing of the gazebo . Though they didn’t seem to be having any luck, they were enjoying the warm day and the hope.

The dancing daffodils are one of my favorite flowers. Once the bulbs are planted they come up year after year and are a good first sign of spring. You might have seen them growing along a fence line or in a square wherea house once stood. I like to imagine who planted them and left a legacy of beauty behind them for generations.

The fountain is up and running like a little girl in her Easter dress twirling with delight at the spring weather.

The dried petals of last year’s hydrangeas hold promise for summer. The clusters are brown but almost as pretty as the blues and pinks of the new blooms.

Soon the fresh green stems and leaves will grow and the hot weather will send clumps of blue and pink reaching toward the sun. I plan to spend some happy afternoons in the Azalea Garden in Muskogee. I think I have some sweet days to look forward to.

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“Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.”

Job 37:14

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