more spring thoughts

Beautiful weather means I get to cut burlap outside. Dissecting multiple coffee sacks is messy business for floors, but perfect for outdoors. Stray beans hide in the grass, strands of jute blow away in the breeze and hopefully find their way into little spring nests.

Pandora's great to listen to, but nothing beats birdsong for a soundtrack.  My family and I are spending every moment we can outside. Even inside projects and jobs  are getting retrofitted so that they can travel out back. There is nothing quite like spring in the country, and I'm reveling in the newness of it all.

 It's as if I truly forget how magnificent spring is each year.  I'm just as surprised and awestruck, as if I'm seeing the blossoms unfold or witnessing the birth of leaves all for the first time... I find myself asking "are there always so many robins? does it usually smell this sweet? have you ever seen such gorgeous flowers?". There is a sense of deja vu... I know I've asked these questions in prior Aprils and Mays. The seasons are marvelous. Our earth is miraculous. Hope you're enjoying... wherever you are on the planet!

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