I REMEMBER APRIL

I Remember April
Memories of April’s past include families enjoying walks in the park, a variety of weather patterns, the fragrance of apple blossoms, tulips, hyacinths with daffodils nodding their heads. The song “April Showers” identifies April with May close behind.

Though April showers may come your way
They bring the flowers that bloom in May
So if it's raining, have no regrets
Because it isn't raining rain, you know
It's raining violets
And when you see clouds upon the hills
You soon will see crowds of daffodils
So keep on looking for a bluebird and listening for his songs
Whenever April showers come along.

The sparkling diamond is April’s birthstone. The birth flower, the Daisy or Sweet Pea. Other sources cite the Tulip.

The derivation of the name (Latin Aprilis) is uncertain. further derived from the Latin word “aperire” meaning “to open” likely referring to opening buds.

The month of April brings the end of a dark, dreary winter, and the beginning of light and growth. To behold a spring garden filled with blooms and hear the birds singing is a treasure I experience each April.

(Music “April Showers” written by Louis Silvers, lyrics B.G. DeSylva. Song published in 1921.