It’s Spring, finally! and with that comes new life and growth and… gnats!

I have started going for walks outside, which has been great except for the gnats. As you walk, they swam around your head almost following you as you try to enjoy yourself and swatting as you go. I passed one woman swatting her own swarm. We nodded hello to each other and said “It’s Spring!”

Ok, enough complaining, here are some of the great things I witnessed on my walk. I tried to get a picture of the gnats but every time I stopped moving, they flew away.

I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

New blossoms and growth beginning

Green grass… No snow

Trees on full bloom. I’m imagining the Cherry blossom tree in front of my dad’s house is in full bloom.

This made me think maybe even the forsythia in the back (one of my favorite plants, the entire back fence line beautiful in yellow).

Spring flowers; tulips in all colors, daffodils, crocuses.

Children’s toys in the yards.

Weeds starting to come in or as with with this dandelion… the flower every child picks as a bouquet for their mommy.

People starting to work on their classic cars.

Robin Red Breast show up.

See, even most of the mountains have no snow. (Which was one of the weirdest things to me when I moved here, shouldn’t they have snow?)

Ponds and lakes no longer frozen.

Boats ready to be put in the water and enjoyed.

In full bloom.

Go ahead…make a wish. (Please don’t make me sneeze?)

Not the usual sign you see when going for a walk…though your neighborhood.

There you go, half the mountains have snow.

Such color.  Wait, that doesn’t count, (get your groan ready) because it’s ‘for’ever green. Ugh.

Happy Spring, I hope you enjoy it!