"It's spring time, so those are little flowers falling from the sky.
It does not snow in the spring. "
~ Lanie Nehren
wisdom from a friend's five year old daughter
This time of year says it should be warming up and turning green. We hit around 40 degrees. The snow is melting. The roads are turning to giant puddles. The Car Wash is the most popular place to be as there are lines around the buildings. The studded tires are starting to be removed from vehicles.
The clothing lines in the stores turn into pastel colors, tshirts, sandals, etc. The winter clothes go on clearance and we rush in to get next fall/winter 'sizes' for our little ones at a great price. Commercials have people frolicking around in shorts and fresh painted toenails, sitting under trees in parks, enjoying lemonade and watermelon.
We get so excited, we spring clean, we put away our North Face 700 down coats, we prep the skis for a season in the shed, we tune our bikes and plan upcoming rides, we put away our snow boots and ice grippers, we start sorting and airing out our camping gear while planning summer hikes.
We get excited to put away our humidifiers, we start planning our summer garden and prepping our seedlings....AND then Alaska says
"Just Kidding!!!"
We take a deep sigh. We pull back out our winter gear. We store all that spring/summer gear in a corner (or several) of our home - letting it take up residence in hopes it will be used soon.
This is a quick picture of what happened this week. This whole week, it was gorgeous. Warm sunny days. Phalen and I went to the zoo twice. I wore just a hooded sweatshirt and he was able to go without a snowsuit (just fleece pants, a little coat and a beanie for him).
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| Grizzly Bear, in the background, soaking up the sun's rays. |
I pulled out my Bogs to slush through the puddles. Washed the vehicle. Even opened the sunroof a bit. Started introducing Phalen to shoes that aren't lined with fleece or faux fur.
And then last night, rumors started that we would be receiving 6-10 inches of snow over the weekend. We woke up this morning to a fresh white blanket. The beep-beep-beep-scchhhhhhrrrrr sound of the snowplows at work sounding as our alarm. And a deep desire for a hot cup of tea, a blanket and a fire setting in.
Spring time in Alaska is not the spring time I grew up with in Idaho. But nonetheless, I will resist my desires, pull on my snow boots, put on my winter coat, head outside and twirl senselessly with my face to the sky and my tongue out and
catch the flowers that are falling from the sky.
Hope y'all are having a beautiful spring, whether white or green.
