4/27/10
Spring! I can see the signs. The snow is actually gone. I see green mixed with the brown in the lawns. Even though the air is still a little crisp I see teens (and some adults) outside walking in short sleeve shirts, mp3’s connected to their ears – with an attitude in their step.
The deck has been cleaned off, patio furniture replacing the three foot drifts, long heavy ice cycles hanging from the eaves making puddles as they slowly disappear and my husband in his shorts, t-shirt and sandals lounging with a book as the rays of a cool sun hit his face. By the way, I’m in the house wearing a sweatshirt, jeans, heavy socks thinking about putting away winter coats for the less bulky, but yet warm outer garments.
I’m starting to feel the urge to clean out closets, wash windows, scale down junk drawers, open windows, and smell the beginnings of a new season.
I see his enthusiasm as he begins mowing the grass, edging, and pruning bushes for the first time this spring as the day brings a smile to his face. We check the damage where the deer have been feasting in our front yard and watch the rabbits scampering around hoping they are just passing through on their way to bigger and better feasting grounds. Now it’s my turn to sweep the sidewalks, pick up and determine the difference between garbage and yard waste.
How is YOUR spring starting?
