Last week, on my evening walk with Steve and Sadie, I saw beautiful purple flowers just popping up out of the ground! My heart swelled with joy at the sight. After the seemingly endless colorless days of winter, those little bits of color seemed brighter and lovelier than any flowers in paradise. Once I noticed these flowers, other signs of the Spring started showing up. Trees around our neighborhood are developing tiny little buds - the precursors to beautiful green leaves. Tufts of grass are growing in the dirt along the river walking path, bright green shoots that liven up the area. Yesterday morning, walking into my office building, I noticed daffodils blooming all along the side of the building! Daffodils are one of my favorite flowers, mostly because I love their brilliant yellow color and because they are usually one of the first flowers of Spring. And, along with daisies, I think they're such friendly- and cheerful-looking flowers. Someday, when we have a yard, I want to plant lots of daffodils, tulips, daisies, and all sorts of colorful flowers all over the place.
On the subject of planting, last night on our walk, Steve and I discussed plans for our garden this year. It's still too early to actually plant, but it was fun to discuss what we want to do. Each year, we've been a little bit more ambitious with our garden. The first year, we planted just a few plants in planters and had mixed success. Last year, we bought several more planters (some quite large) and a greater variety of plants, with mixed success again, mostly because I was laid up from my surgery most of the summer and Steve didn't have the time to devote to the garden since he was working full-time and taking care of me. This year, with our two small plots of actual earth free of the rocks and wood chips the previous owners had used as ground cover, we're planning on planting some vegetables in the ground as well as in our planters. I'm very excited! We've already decided upon several items to plant; tomatoes, jalapenos, carrots, bell peppers, and strawberries; but we need to choose a few more to fill all the planters. I think it's going to be a great garden year and am already dreaming about homemade salsa by the end of the summer!
Steve and I have a bet. He bets that it won't snow again until Fall. He's lived in Utah over a decade, so he should know better. I believe it will snow at least one more time by the beginning of May and am already thinking of ways to spend my winnings - five cents (what we always wager). That said, I'll really win either way; I'd be totally overjoyed if it wouldn't snow again until late in the Fall. The only good thing about Spring snow is that it usually isn't very severe and usually doesn't stay around very long.
I once read/heard that Spring is a much better time to set goals than January 1st and it makes a lot of sense to me. Spring is all about new beginnings, starting over, starting fresh. For the first time in many years, I didn't make any New Years resolutions this year, so maybe I'll start thinking about goals I'd like to accomplish. Just short-term goals that I can focus on for a couple months while I'm feeling this Spring-time high.
Tell me, what do you like about Spring? Is it your favorite season? If not, what is?
On the subject of planting, last night on our walk, Steve and I discussed plans for our garden this year. It's still too early to actually plant, but it was fun to discuss what we want to do. Each year, we've been a little bit more ambitious with our garden. The first year, we planted just a few plants in planters and had mixed success. Last year, we bought several more planters (some quite large) and a greater variety of plants, with mixed success again, mostly because I was laid up from my surgery most of the summer and Steve didn't have the time to devote to the garden since he was working full-time and taking care of me. This year, with our two small plots of actual earth free of the rocks and wood chips the previous owners had used as ground cover, we're planning on planting some vegetables in the ground as well as in our planters. I'm very excited! We've already decided upon several items to plant; tomatoes, jalapenos, carrots, bell peppers, and strawberries; but we need to choose a few more to fill all the planters. I think it's going to be a great garden year and am already dreaming about homemade salsa by the end of the summer!
Steve and I have a bet. He bets that it won't snow again until Fall. He's lived in Utah over a decade, so he should know better. I believe it will snow at least one more time by the beginning of May and am already thinking of ways to spend my winnings - five cents (what we always wager). That said, I'll really win either way; I'd be totally overjoyed if it wouldn't snow again until late in the Fall. The only good thing about Spring snow is that it usually isn't very severe and usually doesn't stay around very long.
I once read/heard that Spring is a much better time to set goals than January 1st and it makes a lot of sense to me. Spring is all about new beginnings, starting over, starting fresh. For the first time in many years, I didn't make any New Years resolutions this year, so maybe I'll start thinking about goals I'd like to accomplish. Just short-term goals that I can focus on for a couple months while I'm feeling this Spring-time high.
Tell me, what do you like about Spring? Is it your favorite season? If not, what is?