okay, to answer your questions.. what do I look forward to w/spring
-- working in yard, playing in dirt, cleaning up the flower beds.
-- spring flowers in yard.. all the yummy bulbs I plant come forth. Of course the harbinger here is forsythia.. and I have blazes of yellow all throughout yard & a long hedge of it along my "naughty" neighbor's yard.
-- The wide range of yellows/greens in the forest tree tops as the trees begin budding.. green is NOT JUST GREEN but a rendering of shades/textures to delight the eye
The forest floor exploding with dozens of my favorite wild flowers..
-- Walking with water shoes in the streams (yes I go when it is still cold) ... but NOT having to wear the heavy water boots is nice.
-- MUD.. slipping & sliding & having fun with the dogs in the mud.. that comes with the thaw & warm weather & I embrace it
-- Bike riding without freezing'
-- The first kayak outings.. the water is still very cool so I DONT want to tip, but often do
-- Babies.. lots of wild life has their young.. the great blue heron rookeries nearby, the raccoons that bring their young to feed at the cat dishes (guess we have replaced fishing at the stream for crawdads), baby fawns in yard with their moms.
The ONLY thing I do NOT like about spring is the pollen.. tears up my allergies/simus.. but it is part of package & so it is an "oh well" scenario
Dolly
This is a wonderful list. You have a fantastic time with your hikes with your dogs. I'm bad, I don't do it when it's not warm out. :) It is a joy to see all the baby animals.