PAGE 12, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1987 April is promises and tentative beginnings, but May is achievement. May is dawn and dew and sunrise dancing on new young leaves and birdsong in every treetop. May is dogtooth violets beside brimming brooks; the first butter- cup in the pasture, apple blossoms and lilacs. May's sunny days invite spring fever, and the heart is tempted by her air of gaiety and laughter. Perhaps the most satisfying aspect of the turn from April to May is the sense of reassurance. It is eseentially the inner feeling of order and rightness in this green and growing world. No matter what many may be doing, making unpredictable mischief or dreaming dreams of a better tomorrow, the season is going about fundamental and enduring matters. May in the country is a natural force, as simple as the opening of a bud and as complex as the vast spread of chlorophyll in the countless leaves. May is a month of change and growth, blossoming and the buzzing of bees, sunlight and replenishing rain. it is life after dormancy, irrepressible life. And to know it, to participate in it even as a spectator, is to have some small part in inevibility. Don't let anyone tell you the purpose of apple trees is to grow apples. Not in May it isn't. The trees proclaim that VIEWPOINT by ROXANNE REVELER MAY, GLORIOUS MAY their reason for being is to achieve a special glory of blossom. In May an apple tree begins to resemble a huge bouquet. The individual blossoms are like little single roses, hiding the young leaves thatcome with them. As buds they are' deep rich pink. Then the petals open and the whole tree looks snowy white. While you can scarcely smell the fragrance with your nose in a blossom, you are aware of that faintly spiced sweetness yards w Sunrise comes early now. As stars siowly fade and the sky begins to brighten in the east birds awaken and call, tentatively, sleepily. Others answer. The calls become phrases of song as the light increases. The chorus rises and strengthens, filling the air. . Mid-May is neither late spring. nor early summer, although it may partake from both from one day to the next. It is a comfortable time of tolerable temperatures, with an invitation from all outdoors. It doesn't last long, this special season - which is one of the reasons I love it so. It can't stand still, for the urgency that began in March and April is driving it inexorably towards June and July. It is like the apple blossoms that came so swiftly and now have shed their petal snow on the grass, like the lilacs that now perfume the air and will be only a remembered fragrance by the time the first roses bloom. It is like the silver mist that shimmers over pond and stream at cool sunrise and is gone within an hour. But while it is here, May is a wonder- ful time to be alive. At least that's the way it looks to me. Ashburn news By FLORENCE ASHTON We'll begin this column with some of the upcoming events of the Brooklin Horticultural Society. On Wednesday evening of.this week is the spring flower show and general meeting to be held at Brooklin United Church Hall at 8 p.m. (En- tries for the show from 6:30 to 7:45 If you have iris in bloom, bring them along and they'll be sorted in- to classes for judging. The speaker for Wednesday evening is David Hinton and his subject will be 'Rhododendrons and Azaleas.' The iris show is scheduled for Monday evening, June 8 at Burns Church, Ashburn. The speaker for this evening is Marlene Weary, on "Preserving the Crop." The horticulture convention this year is being held at Queen's University, Kingston on June 16, 17 BROOKLIN SPRING FAIR The big event is approaching Miss CNE Debee Niziol will open this year's Brooklin Spring Fair on the evening of June 4. The judging and crowning of this year's Miss Brooklin Spring Fair will also take place as part of the opening festivities. Beth Jacobson, who is just completing her year as fair queen, will crown her succes- sor. Events and entertainers at this year's fair include the Canada Sports action display, Anderson CVI band, harness racing, fiddlers' and stepdancers' contst, kids' pony show, horse and tractor pulls, Terry Sumsion's country music show and the pet show. Registration for the Brooklin Fair baby show will be Saturday, May 30, and on Monday, June 1, 2-5 p.m. both days, at the community centre on Cassell St., Brooklin, and on Wednesday, June 3, 7-9 p.m. at the Luther Vipond arena. There will be no registration on the day of the show. Cost is $4, for entries from one to 24 months. Call Sandra McCormack for more information. Registration for the homecrafts show and Horticulture show takes place from 2 to 5 p.m. on May 30 and June 1 at Brooklin United Church. For more information on the homecrafts show, phone Maureen Jackson at 655-4469. For information regarding the hor- ticulture show, phone Audrey Young at655-3534. For further information on the stepdance and fiddlers' contests, which brings the Brooklin Spring Fair to a conclusion on June 7, phone Walter Smith at 728-3154. and 18. There will be three delegates from Brooklin attending, but anyone who is interested is welcome to attend. The weekend was very busy in our little village with two auction sales and a bake sale. Art and Evan Richardson had their auction on Friday evening with the Compton auction on Saturday. The proceeds from the bake sale will be funnelled into the construction of the H.F. Daw nature trail, to be dedicated in memory of the late Fred Daw and to Lois Daw in recognition of their outstanding contributions to com- munity services. The lst Ashburn beavers, cubs and especially scouts and venturers are currently contributing in this community ef- fort, by blazing the trail and removing trees and undergrowth. They are now in need of assistance from the community at large to fund and build bridges, and to establish drainage and the walk- way. If there is any way you can help, call Noelle Barclay 655-4101 or Margaret Davis 655-4825. Ashburn Community Centre will be holding a "Canada Day Picnic" on Wednesday, July 1. Games for all ages with prizes. Plan to be there to be included in the village photo. There will be further details regarding this event. Buchwald to perform at church Buelah Buchwald, a ven- triloquist, and her daughter Cindy, a chalk artist, will be guests at the Brooklin United Church service, Sunday, May 31. The service gets underway at il a.m. AIl welcome. Pine Grove Church ladies auxiliary will hold a special church service on Sunday, May 31at 3 p.m. when Rev. Frank Vanderzwan of Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Uxbridge, will be the guest speaker. Special music by the men's choir from Chalmers. Rev. McEntyre chose as his ser- mon title Sunday morning, "The Boy who released a Miracle," the story of the feeding of the five thousand. Burton Wood and Bob Nixon read the scripture lessons with the senior choir singing the an- them "Wonderful Grace of Jesus." Next Sunday, May 31 wil be the sacrament of holy communion and confirmation. We will be pleased to welcome some of our young people into the fellowship at Burns. Just a little something from my treasured selections from Apples of Gold - "Fine eloquence is saying all that should be, not all that could be said." VARIETIE90F , HSIA'S & VARIETIES OF 27ANIUM S BEDDING PLANTS ALLKINDS OF HANGING BASKETS SOME IN SHADE 655-4411 Hwy. 12,8300 Baldwin St. Brooklin F 'b j THEY WROTE the songs...at least during the per- formance of 'On Broadway' at Meadowerest P.S. Joel Walker, left, and Jason Keat played the parts of Oscar Rogers and Irving Cohan, the bickering song- writing duo in the play. Free Press photo KINSMEN Skate-a-thon chairman Dave Hosken was on hand at Meadowcrest Publie School to present prizes to this year's winners. Clockwise from Hosken is Ojay Thompson, 3rd; Shawn McGibney 2nd; Joel Johnson (3rd in junior), Catherine Advent (3rd in junior) and Mike Hunter, lst. Inset is. Michelle Berrey who placed 2nd in junior girls.