Looking for spring

When I was a schoolkid, at this time of the year and spring was on the doorstep, our teacher would take us all on a walk up the street leading to the nearest forest. We would look for the first spring flowers, catkins and pussy willows and so on. I couldn't imagine that my present little dwelling would overlook that very street. The street bears a different name reflecting political changes. I do agree that The Polish Home Army deserves commemoration, especially after so many years of condemnation. However, I miss the old name: 'Zgodna'. If you look for the English translation, the dictionary will fetch a number of adjectives which shows the difficulties a translation poses. See for yourself:  http://www.translatica.pl/slowniki/po-angielsku/zgodny/ or, if you are in a hurry, you can read on:

zgodny
przymiotnik

1. compatible
2. agreeable
3. consistent
4. compliant
5. concordant
6. unanimous
7. consonant
8. harmonious
9. congruent
10. conformable
11. peaceable
12. conforming
13. coincident
14. accordant
15. accommodating
16. concurrent
17. congruous
18. corresponding
19. united
20. coherent
21. good-natured
22. consensual
23. agreeing
24. in accordance
25. complaisant
26. concerted
27. acquiescent
28. consentient
29. agreed

 Fascinating, isn't it? :-)

Now, a few pictures from yesterday walk up the above mentioned street:

Looking down Armii Krajowej Street

Two days later, on Saturday I walked the other way. Here are pictures:

I do hope the little wooden house on the left will be preserved. After all Skarzysko doesn't have that many old buildings and this one was not just an ordinary dwelling. In the 1960/70s one could eat homemade dinners here at a family run restaurant. Men would meet there to play cards, many of them smoking like chimneys. Also, when artists came to perform at a local cultural centre, they would dine here. I remember in a nearby street lived an old lady who had a beautiful painting by Leon Wyczolkowski. A little girl, accompanying my mother on a Sunday afternoon visit, I loved looking at it. I think it showed a fisherman in the sunset light... 

Alert to any signs of spring,  I spotted one crocus outside the florist shop:

:-)