It has been a long winter and I've been housebound most of the time because of ...oh, shall I list all my ailments? Let's not. Suffice it to say I have to avoid bright light. But today shortly after noon (a forbidden time of day for me to spend time outside) I had to run to the car in search of a lost item. The air held such an irresistible scent of promise that I risked a short walk. I donned two pairs of sunglasses and a sunhat, and off I went. My dog was ecstatic; it has been a long winter for him, as well. He plowed right into the lake, belly deep, for his first refreshing swim of the season! I imagine the water was pretty cold because he came right back out again, but I welcomed this additional sign of approaching warm weather.
Everything is still brown and lifeless, but birds are singing and the air has warmed. And, when I looked closely, there were some signs of green showing beneath the dead grasses. The blessings of fresh air and sunshine must have trumped possible ill effects, and I returned home feeling uplifted.
It's almost spring!
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