Day 154 of 365 - Itching for Spring
Every day it seems, we are teased with a little more. The hours of daylight are increasing. The winter birds are more frequently coming out of their hiding places to show their colors and sing their songs. A friend posted a photo the other day with over a dozen beautiful cardinals in one tree!
Sunrise is a bit earlier each day and the colors of that are changing. I've taken to calling them creamsicle sunrises, because the pastel hues remind me of that. The quality of light in our days is shifting and every time the sun fully comes out we are drawn to our windows or to the outdoors.
Now when I am out walking with my friend, the sun is melting the snow and puddles appear on the sidewalks. We are at the tail end of what we hope is the last very cold part of winter, with a forecast of temperatures above freezing within a few days.
The café I frequent has pots of forced tulips on display. This reminds me to pick up a bunch of cut tulips at the grocery store to bring a hint of spring into my living space.
My winter boots are filthy from the salt and dirt on cars. I am hopeful to give them only one last good cleaning before putting them away for the season before long.
Some days winter coats, scarves and hats, so welcome for the last several months, feel like too much and the layers start coming off.
The salt and sand tracked into my entranceway everyday, though necessary to keep us from slips and falls outside, makes me crazy with the daily need for sweeping it up. Soon this will end too.
All these small signs make us itch for spring. We just want it to happen, preferably tomorrow. And, our forecast here is for a rather dramatic and sudden shift into spring. However, as those of us who have lived in this Canadian climate for years know from experience, this is a time of transition.
As much as we would love instant spring, we don't set our hopes too high since any time in the next couple months Mother Nature could throw us a curveball. We've been known to have snow here as late as early May some years.
Perhaps that won't happen this year and we will well and truly be done with winter in short order. That would be delightful and so welcome, but we must go with the flow of change.
In the meantime, we will have to itch away, letting go of the detritus of winter and preparing and opening ourselves to the newness of springtime. More flowers to brighten our days. Less layers of sweaters. Needing our sunglasses more often. Opening windows for fresh air.
Ah, yes, let's bring on spring!
Sunrise is a bit earlier each day and the colors of that are changing. I've taken to calling them creamsicle sunrises, because the pastel hues remind me of that. The quality of light in our days is shifting and every time the sun fully comes out we are drawn to our windows or to the outdoors.
Now when I am out walking with my friend, the sun is melting the snow and puddles appear on the sidewalks. We are at the tail end of what we hope is the last very cold part of winter, with a forecast of temperatures above freezing within a few days.
The café I frequent has pots of forced tulips on display. This reminds me to pick up a bunch of cut tulips at the grocery store to bring a hint of spring into my living space.
My winter boots are filthy from the salt and dirt on cars. I am hopeful to give them only one last good cleaning before putting them away for the season before long.
Some days winter coats, scarves and hats, so welcome for the last several months, feel like too much and the layers start coming off.
The salt and sand tracked into my entranceway everyday, though necessary to keep us from slips and falls outside, makes me crazy with the daily need for sweeping it up. Soon this will end too.
All these small signs make us itch for spring. We just want it to happen, preferably tomorrow. And, our forecast here is for a rather dramatic and sudden shift into spring. However, as those of us who have lived in this Canadian climate for years know from experience, this is a time of transition.
As much as we would love instant spring, we don't set our hopes too high since any time in the next couple months Mother Nature could throw us a curveball. We've been known to have snow here as late as early May some years.
Perhaps that won't happen this year and we will well and truly be done with winter in short order. That would be delightful and so welcome, but we must go with the flow of change.
In the meantime, we will have to itch away, letting go of the detritus of winter and preparing and opening ourselves to the newness of springtime. More flowers to brighten our days. Less layers of sweaters. Needing our sunglasses more often. Opening windows for fresh air.
Ah, yes, let's bring on spring!
thanks Joan for the refreshing reminder that brighter days are ahead and on the horizon for our open arms!
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