changing of the seasons....

At last! The snow and ice has finally begun to melt, and the wonder that we call spring is beginning to unfold! Crocuses are popping up in our front garden, and the evergreen hedges are shaking off that white coverlet they've been wearing since November.

Spring is my favorite season, and for good reason. In spring, the breeze is warm and cool at the same time, and it feels so refreshing! Under our deck we get at least one nest filled with little blue eggs, that will soon open to chirping baby robins! And the flowers! Daffodils, lavender, daisies, lilies, crocuses, tulips, the list goes on and on! A few weeks into the season I usually like to head out to Holland, check out the beach and Windmill Island.

Now, my excitement may be premature, but my local weather forecast predicts nothing but temperatures in the 40's, a few scattered showers, and sun! I can already see the snow melting away! I can only hope that the weatherman is right, for once. After all, I'm quite sure that we're all familiar the the infamous accuracy of the weatherman....

All I can say is, I'm through with winter, with staying inside. I want to get out, get my hands in the earth, listen to the birds sing and the breeze whisper through the newly-formed leaves! I now begin to cross my fingers for the end to this year's winter.