It is May – which means we’ve rounded the corner on warmer weather. This time of year inspires me like no other – with a whole summer season stretching in front of us with all it’s endless possibilities: Beach outings; music festivals, baseball games, outdoor tennis matches, barbecues, meals on the deck, and the simple pleasure of being outside without gloves on!
The snow-birds are back from Florida, with their tans and well-practiced backhands… If I were so inclined — I would be jealous. However, they probably don’t get the same attitude boost that the rest of us get when the last of the snow melts away and the greenery re-appears. Good weather all the time would be boring!
We had a dreary, cold, rainy weekend – but today (Monday) the sun was shining. At work, I am starting to divide my time between two buildings, and it’s delightful to have a short stroll between the two sites once or twice during the work day. There’s a creek along the path and there is usually a couple frogs offering their vocal offerings along the way.
The dog is benefiting from my renewed enthusiasm for being outside – we did the FULL circuit of the neighborhood tonight; instead of our cold weather abbreviated version–which often consists of no more than a quick trip to the roadside mailbox and back.
With our new house, I suspect we will develop new rites of spring: One of which seems to be that Dan is currently fixing the (very) used riding lawn mower we purchased with the house. If he doesn’t get it fixed soon, our second rite of spring will be hiring one of our new neighbors to mow our yard.