Loving Spring in PA

Today was one of those days when I truly love where I live. It was a beautiful day, so I put Danae in her Moby Wrap and headed out for a walk. Even though I was walking along the main road, we could hear the birds chirping, the creek bubbling away and even a woodpecker happily pecking at a tree. Only the occasional car passing interrupted the amazing sounds of nature. Saw some pretty little wild flowers poking their way up through the ground along with a lot of daffodils nearly in full bloom. We also stopped to talk to a couple of neighbors who were out in their yards enjoying the day as well. One of the things we were looking forward to the least when we moved back here from Texas was the weather. In El Paso, it's pretty much always relatively warm and there's rarely a day where the sun is hiding. Here, there are days when it's been snowing for the 5th week in a row and the temp hasn't been above 25 for 3 months when I think it would be easier to be in a more temperate climate....but then you have days like today. Seeing the change of the season is one of my very things. The new life gives you new hope for the world. Of course the dawn of spring brings about the return of many animals who have been hiding for a while, namely the bear who loves to hang around. He made his first visit of the season to Mom and Dad's last night, pulling all the garbage out of the dumpster and strewing it around the yard to see what he could find that's good. I'm sure you can experience spring in different ways in lots of different places, but it is truly a blessing here. After coming through the long and cold winter, it brings a breath of fresh air (literally and figuratively) to our weary souls.