We've had a mild winter this year, not much snow or constant frigid temperatures. We had a sixty degree day last week, and I mean one day! It broke records in some areas of our great state of Indiana, but sorry to say, some warm temps brought tornadoes and bad times for many. That's the nature of my fickle friend Spring!More precisely, Spring is a prankster, a teaser, a heartbreaker, an unpredictable friend. Yes, a friend because I really like what I see and experience in spite if her impulsive behavior. I know eventually, Spring will bring the sunshine longer and brighter.
I don't think I feel friends with fall, winter, or summer. Fall is just beautiful and predictable. I get excited about the first snowflake/fall and look forward to holidays, and summer--summer is just crazy good. But I don't harbor around the windows at any other season, aching for that change like I do in the spring. I think it's really the coldness that defeats me after awhile and sets me longing for the warmth of the sun. I can take only so many hot showers, sit in so many hot tubs, or bundle up in a blanket and warm socks. I wish I could just fly South.
On that warm sixty degree day, I went outside, got out a lawn chair, and sat in the sun, feeling, smelling, seeing, touching, and hearing--soaking it all in as fast as I could. My spirits came alive, and I moaned with delight. Coudn't you just stay another day, my dear spring friend?
Today the snow is flying, the wind is blowing, and the sun is lying in wait, giving me new hope of more sunny days ahead. So, I'll put on another sweater, sip a cup of hot tea, and lean over and peer outside at my patio chair, imagining when I can see and feel my playful, reckless, and elusive spring friend again.
She will be back, your friend spring. I like the way you personified it.
ReplyDeleteI am anxious for spring but not the storms. I sit by the window during lunch trying to soak up the warm sun rays waiting for the day I can sit outside.
I like Spring,too, but Fall is my special friend, always bringing such beautiful,colorful gifts. I love your idea of personifying the seasons. Here in Indiana, they are such unpredictable characters!
ReplyDeleteWhat a tease! I'm ready for spring as well! We don't have the snow - but it's pretty chilly tonight. I hope you get some spring relief soon.
ReplyDeleteHi Tam! I still prefer the endings of fall for some reason, the colors and the smells. But I see spring in another way because of what you've written. It's so true that at no other time do we watch and wait, hovering at the windows for a glimpse of this season. I love the way you described your feelings. We had our 60 degrees today, & nice weather is predicted, but I know winter will return for a while. Thanks for the green thoughts!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Indiana......we should have some warm weather later this week....but you would not know it by the way it is acting today!! Mimi
ReplyDeleteI felt myself nodding at the image of you sitting there in your chair, moaning in delight while soaking up the sun. I've been known to do the same.
ReplyDeleteWhat I've been loving about this crazy winter is the green grass almost every day. But I do love spring and the sounds of the morning. I'm with you Tam
ReplyDeleteBonnie
Yes, this whole winter has been teasing. I kind of like going from winter to spring to winter to spring all winter. The winter has such a lack of smells (although I can smell snow) that the intermittent smells of spring keep my spirits lifted! Hang in there; the real spring is hiding just around the corner!
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