Actually, it was most likely just sleet, but it moved with a consistency and determination like a good snow would. Thick, swift, and soft-- it fell to the ground, covered droopy daffodils, and darkened the sky. K came home and we stared out the window, each blanketed with the sight of winter. It stopped and the sun returned. Spring has officially arrived.
In like a lion and out like a lamb is really more of a daily occurrence. It's not the bookends of March in Washington. Many groan at the soggy days, forgetting that Winter really wasn't that wet. Today was beautiful. Tomorrow may be a little bit of both. Spring here is like a long awakening. It stretches itself out until June. While the rest of the country is still in Winter weather, our Spring will arrive and stay past the sweltering days of the East. It's slow and steady. Its touch and go.
Just how I like it.
Spring List.
--- Bake a beautiful, crisp ham on Easter.
--- Visit Northwest Trek and see some Spring babies.
--- Spend an afternoon in Poulsbo, sipping coffee and wandering through shops.
--- Run around the entire Island.
--- Plant vegetables in pots.
--- Get my hiking legs back.
--- Kick start bonfire season on the beach.
--- Finish unpacking (you gotta include some Spring cleaning!).
--- Meet our neighbors.
--- Resist the tulip fields .
--- Visit the Chihuly exhibit at Seattle Center.
--- And the butterfly garden too.
--- Write, write write.
--- Enjoy garlic fries at a Mariner's game.
--- Come home from work and get in the dirt.
--- Learn to do something new.
--- Savor the season.
Wish me luck.
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