It’s Spring – Come On Out

Opening ourselves up to springtime – a time of renewal and growth.

It’s been a long, cold and snowy winter here (on the East Coast of the United States).  We are so ready for spring.  How wonderful to see those first crocuses popping their heads up.  I noticed a lot of purple ones, but maybe that’s just what I hone in on since I’m a staunch purple lover.

It feels so good to plant those first pansies.  I just potted a few small planters on my front steps.

And today I took my first hike of the season.  How great it felt to be outside hiking, climbing and relaxing in nature for hours.  Walking among the naked trees soon to burst open with leaves.  Turkey hawks circling around overhead, dipping and gliding.  There were those perennial evergreens providing us with some greenery.  The open and perfectly clear views under a cloudless blue sky brings into focus the great reminder of the expansiveness of life.   A grand perspective opens up once again after what felt like a tightly holed up winter.

Ah, to know this is just the beginning… To look forward to the next several months of outdoor life in warm weather is a real ‘feel gooder’.

What are you looking forward to in this new season of warmth and growth?  What rejuvenates you?