It seems like I’ve been anticipating springtime sunshine for far too long.
You know the kind. It’s the golden-glow type of sun that hits you square in the face first thing in the morning. It casts a beautiful warm hue over everything, even though it’s still a tad frosty out there until late morning.
I LOVE this time of year. 
I actually truly appreciate all of the seasons, but because springtime marks the end of our period of relative hibernation, I get extra excited. Springtime means that trees are budding, my veggies are sprouting (check out my garlic scapes reaching up and into fruition) and my laundry is making its way back out to the clothesline. Line dried sheets anyone? (Inhale…. Exhale….) Ah. Nothing like ’em.
I also see it as another time to restart. For me, it happens in September with the new school year, and it happens again in January when we hang our new calendars. But April always seems the perfect time to figure out where we are this year, and where to go for the next 8 weeks or so before we kick our reduced (but not school-free) summer schedules into effect.
So here’s to putting away the snow pants, bringing out the bikes, soaking up the vitality of the sun, and appreciating the newness of the season.
Happy Springtime, Everyone!
Joy and Contentment 