Signs of Spring

Spring is coming! It’s coming!

I have no idea what was discovered on Groundhogs Day this year, but here are some signs that spring is on its way:

• I sat on the front step and enjoyed the sun. The sun! And didn’t wear any mitts.
• I got to wear a vest the other day.
• I had my bike out.
• I am panicking that ski season is almost over. I’ve hardly been out!
• There is sunshine.
• We changed our clocks an hour ahead.
• I’m booking and planning our annual spring trip to Victoria. That means flowers and green grass!
• While sitting on the front step enjoying the sun, I saw an ant! a moth! a fly! and a beetle! Plus a disgusting amount of mushy dog poop from inconsiderate dog walkers all over the front yard where the snow used to be.
• Easter Creme Eggs.
• Suddenly there is wonderful fruit and vegetables in the grocery store at decent prices–meaning that somewhere in the world it is late summer.
• Muddle puddles.
• My husband shaved off his goatee.
• The cars always need washing.
• And sun.

Spring Has Sprung

May just seems to keep on going on and on…or at least the last half of May. I have no clue where the first half of May went. The trees are FINALLY blooming here. It feels like forever ago (2 months) that we were in Victoria, BC and got to see all the beautiful trees and flowers in bloom.

It’s geocaching season again! I’m so excited. Warm up your GPS boys and girls, it’s time!

It is also Ultimate Frisbee time. There are a bunch of people who get together to play. I hadn’t tossed a Frisbee in well…let’s see…6 years?…and nervously, I met up to play. It’s informal and a BLAST! And on a nice note, I am not all sore today. The first night I played, by the next morning, even my feet hurt! The agony! But, I went back for more last night. I’m not much of a runner, but there is nothing like playing with strangers and your husband’s colleagues to make you want to run your butt off. That and the killer mosquitoes that are just waiting for you to pause long enough so they can descend upon you in a dark cloud and suck you dry. It doesn’t matter if you have ‘Off’. These guys have a nice big bottle of ‘On’.

Now if only I could snatch that Frisbee with one hand instead of my ‘clap’ grab move that I rely on…