what do you get excited about when Spring hits?

Gardening is an old passion of mine that has been on the back burner for to many years. Last year was the first time in a good 19 years that I made a somewhat serious attempt at a veggie garden. It also happened to be a year where there was an abundance of woodchucks around.
They ate well, I did not
So this year there will be a war and I will win

Almost forgot.
I don't think I could drive that to the start line, so if you get a chance have fun.

Lol. Well I'm from England so no. And I prefer indoor games.

Well, I suppose I should share what gets me excited about Spring and no, it's not drag racing. Haha!

It's just simply Spring itself.

Nothing beats relaxing in my lounge chair out on the back deck and feeling the sun warm me as it dances along my face, arms and legs. Or listening to the wind rustling through the three hundred foot tall pines that line the back of the property. The sound it creates simulating a mighty rushing waterfall that has been there since the beginning of time. And when I close my eyes, I can picture in my mind's eye, standing at the top and feeling the awe of it's majestic power as I am lulled further into relaxation.

Then noticing the birds all atwitter, singing their melodies as they too celebrate the great advent of Spring. Watching them flit through the flowering tree branches bearing their virgin green leaves and weighted down with buds waiting to explode with vibrant color. Mixed in with the occasional call of a frog hiding amongst the greenery of the vast array of rainbow colored flowers in various sized pots, decorating the deck.

As well as watching the occasional butterfly land on one of those flowers slowly waving its delicate wings up and down to soak up the solar power of the sun.

Then there are the delectable scents of early spring blooms carried to me on the gentle breeze. The perfume filled air weaving around me and possessing the same qualities as a muscle relaxing pharmaceutical but without the nasty side effects.

Ahh, the great outdoors in Springtime! This is what I get excited about, my friends.

Terra

What do I get excited about at this my favourite time of the year, springtime?

For a big 6'6" guy lol, flowers coming into bloom here in Cornwall, UK.

First the pink camelias and the snowdrops. Seeing the first daffodils come into flower, the crocuses, the first shoots of green on the apple tree in the garden, the first rhodedendrons coming into flower a beautiful deep stunning red colour, just amazing. Bluebells starting in about 3-4 weeks time, carpeting the meadows and woodlands.

Birdsong as soon as I open the window at 6am in the morning. (7 minutes time, I can hear them already, sounds just gorgeous).

Seeing the sun rising higher in the sky, the first real warmth of the suns rays catching your face as you take a walk on the beach with the ocean waves crashing close by.

The early morning and early evening sea fog rolling in like tentacles spreading ethereal fingers up the flooded river valleys.

Getting the boats ready for the season ahead, seeing people smiling once more as they look forward to the long hazy summer days and festivals.

Definitely my favourite time of the year.

This is where I was born incidentally - The Magical Gardens of Trebah - The Garden of Dreams, it's rated as one of the top 80 paradise gardens worldwide, a sub tropical ravine garden tumbling down to Daphne du Maurier's Helford River home of the famous novel Frenchman's Creek...

trebah garden - Google Search (Very beautiful). My very first memories are of playing in this garden (late 1960's) before it was opened to the public.

Kindest regards,


Mark Andrews