Seasons in the sun - Spring

 Went for a walk after a few days....mother nature has been busy lending a helping hand to the plants, trees appear to have greedily sapped in the sunlight...the soil...and ofcourse the result is breath taking! My head turns left to  right ...taking in all the new growth, flowers and shrubs vying for attention. I feel like an avid tennis fan trying to grasp each stroke of the rivals as they play ! It's just as well the pavements in this place are smooth and clean, for that helps when people like me walk without looking at the ground! As I go downhill (literally, not figuratively!) - the slope makes me feel like I'm walking into the horizon!  I look up at the clear, bright blue sky, with fluffy white clouds casually wandering over it.  And I think to myself - is there anything as exciting and invigorating as a bright, clear day in spring?? And yes - this is something else that I'll miss about this place...the different seasons with its varying beauty. From the scorching summers (if & when we do have them!) and the fresh spring, to the glorious autumn and even bleak winters. So, this is to remind myself of spring in my later days!

Spring heralds the beginning of a new season, it not only brings the much needed break from harsh and bleak winters, but also allows nature - who has been waiting patiently or otherwise in the wings - the chance to play the lead role. For the trees and shrubs and flowers all begin to come back to life. Like life after death. There's such a clean, crisp smell in the air...and brigh sunny days like today can take your breath away. For the clear blue of the sky is almost spell binding, the white fluffy clouds seem to float around aimlessly, as if to break the rhythym of the blue. There's colour everywhere - from the glorious purple haze of the Ceonothus to the huge dinner - plate sized blooms of the clematis. It's just glorious - makes you want to sing to the tune of nature. I don't know if this is my favourite season - for despite the fact it heralds the impending chill of winter, autumn has a charm of its own. But I must confess spring does lighten the heart and makes the spirit dance, wants you to get up and go....fills you with the promise of new beginnings, dazzles you with its beauty and colour ...makes you feel young, pumps fresh blood into your weary limbs...need I go on?? You get the gist by now...so, here's three cheers to SPRING...hip, hip...