Gorgeous Weather!
It is the second absolutely gorgeous day in a row! The trees are not green yet, but at this point I don’t care.
Recently, one by one, I’ve noticed the little ice cream stands in town open for the season. Actually, on Sunday I also heard an ice-cream truck go by the house.
Yesterday I drove to class at 3:30 with both windows down, and I left my coat in the car (although I missed it when I got out of class at 8:30pm). Right now, the sun is shining, it is 61 Degrees F, and kids are riding their bicycles down the street. I’m not sure why there are elementary-aged children out and about at noon on a Tuesday, but there are at least two that I can see from my window.
I just turned off the furnace and opened the front door. With all the stale air and dust of the winter inside, I always look forward to the first day I can do this. My feet get cold and I wear a hat while I air it out, but it really makes me happy.
It is not quite nice enough to take the spinning wheel on the porch yet, but it is good enough to take a walk. I went out, just walking around the block to inspect for signs of spring and found many! Three yards with blooming crocus flowers, birds, squirrels, kids on bikes and tricycles, and a man washing his car (well, truck). How lovely it is to see these things again!
They say if March comes in like a Lion (see pile of snow hiding my car on the March 2 ColorJoy! entry), it will go out like a lamb. It feels like a lamb today.
I have had fun showing off the strawberry hat/footie set the last few days. I’ll have a hard time giving them up when I can see my friend, but I know she will appreciate them.
Photos today: 1) Crocus blooming near melting snow pile (look for yellow flower in top right corner); 2) Mom with toddler on tricycle; 3) Squirrel in my backyard near pile of snow; 4) Man washing truck; 5) Shovel against fence near almost-melted snow.