catkins

After a deluge of heavy rain all day on Saturday, we took advantage of a beautifully-sunny day on Sunday and strolled by the river Meuse at porte de plaisance at Stenay.  I looked up at the trees...which inspired this haiku:

January 4th
I spy catkins -
promise of spring

I have previously noted that catkins appear here in north-eastern France earlier than I'd noticed in England and it was a very welcome sign to see these so early in the New Year.