Spring has sprung. Why am I the last to know?
Nose flat to the windowpane.
The cavity doctors and biology posters say resides in my chest feels a solid mass.
Looking out at the gray and wet, no discernible point exists between barren ground, skeletal trees and sky.
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Holy Smokinski’s ya’ll.
That moment never happened. Every winter mid-January, I have a huge pity party for my sun-loving, warmth-seeking self staring out into the cold.
It’s the first day of spring and I never mourned summer’s passing.
Sure, I was scared of the months of gloom ahead. Moments my eggshell frame winced against the wind and cold dashing out to my car.
And lest I forget, there were six hours of 20 degree chill that decimated a perfectly wonderful patch of my broccoli. << sob >>
But today I looked outside and guess what….
A light wind lifted the blossom-filled dogwood branches to and fro.
Color is everywhere. The earth rejoices.
Why was I the last to join the party?
Maybe the busyness that stole winter harnessed my senses.
Well folks, I’m taking back the reins.
Time to bask in the joy of things returning to flower.
Soft as a baby’s exhale and loud as a clap of thunder.
Spring has come.
Are there sign this first day — in your hood?
Suddenly it’s summer in Maine — we’ll be having 80 degree heat for at least a couple of days this week!! No doubt we’ll be going back to at least spring (if not winter) before April 1st. But I agree, SPRING HAS COME!! Woohoo!!
We spent last night under a tornado watch. It was such a bad storm out there. So this morning other then the fact that there is sun shining there are no real signs of spring.
Yay for you Julia…80 degrees. The Maine flora and fauna must be loving it…
Thank goodness we’ve missed the bad weather along with the cold weather. Let’s hope that trend continues.
Windows are open here! Spring in Maine usually arrived Junes 30th and is replaced with summer on July 1st; this early spring is gorgeous! Now I hope we won’t see a snowstorm in April!
Yes! Spring has sprung! And I was so ready for all of this beauty.
As much as I have complained about the cold, it went by fast for me to. I couldn’t believe my hostas were coming up already. It’s great though. I love spring. Enjoy your warm weather and thanks for commenting on my blog post. 🙂