Biking Weather

Spring is definitely here... I've been out for a few bike rides in the last few days and I have the mud on my pants and jacket to prove it! There is something about spring that just inspires me... I'm not sure if it's the smell of the freshly exposed earth, the sounds of the little birds, the honking of the Canada Geese, the sight of open water on the reservoir, the warmth of the sun... But it really is like a new birth. New things become possible... new ideas, new vistas, new projects.... or old projects that are resurrected... things that I have put on the back burner for the whole winter look a lot more possilbe in the light of the spring sun. Even the cats can feel it, howling to go outside for a walk, earnestly searching for the first new blades of grass... They want to roll on the warm concrete, bask in the sun and blink with serene bliss... There is something about the way in which they just soak in the sun that connects with my spirit as well. I just want to sit down in a lawn chair and soak it up. It's been far too long... and although I know winter is not quite over yet, the end of the tunnel is in sight... And pussy willows are not far behind!!!