After months of darkness, light slowly begins to take the lead… I can’t wait for Spring equanox to happen! Here in the north, winter doesn’t disappear immediately. There may still be snow in the garden, frozen patches on the paths, and muddy ground everywhere. But if you look closely, you can feel that something has changed. The air smells different…
But it’s coming so slowly. This is what I do.
A Spring Walk
Early spring walks are not always pretty. They are often wet, muddy, and a little cold. So warm clothes and waterproof boots are usually a good idea. But once you are outside, try to slow down and notice the small things.
Listen for a moment. Somewhere snow might be melting, dripping from the roof or branches. Birds are often louder now, as if they also know that winter is slowly ending.
Breathe in the air. Early spring has its own smell — wet soil, melting snow, old leaves, and that fresh cold air that feels different from winter.
Look around. Tiny plants pushing through the ground, small buds forming on branches, maybe the first brave green shoots appearing in the garden.
Touch something nearby. Cold snow, damp earth, tree bark warmed slightly by the sun.
Even the air itself feels different — lighter somehow, as if the whole world is slowly waking up.
When you return home, you might want to pause and think (or write down a few notes) about what you noticed. Sometimes I add a few lines in my notebook after a walk while sipping tea.
Spring comes quietly, in small signs that are easy to miss on an overcast day…
But if you take a slow walk and pay attention, you can feel that winter is finally loosening its grip.
Oh, how I love the smell of the spring air!
Ilze
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Lovely words, Ilze!! I’m glad that spring is creeping back in. It’s 77F at my home just now, 80 tomorrow and 90 by next Monday, yay!
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That is hot 🙂
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Hot? That is yet to come, Ilze. We could make 120F this summer…
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That’s almost 50C – That is like sauna 🙂
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But the humidity is usually ten percent or less. That makes it a it more tolerable. 😂🔥
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We had 27 outdoors and indoors!!! Because of the extra cold winter. Outside, it was interesting – I didn’t feel the cold but indoors, we started the humidifier!
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Yes, you would likely get a lot of humidity when the temperatures are at parody. Not here but in your climate. Growing up in Michigan has given me an understanding of weather that people born and raised here in the desert may not know of.
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Am smiling and remembering from my childhood days and am happy for you . . . the birds look lovely but I remember slipping so many times with the ground so wet. . . take care . . . but enjoy 🙂 !
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oh, mud is slippery – especially clay one 🙂
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Lovely. I wholeheartedly agree. I love the smell/taste of the air at
this time of year, and the bright green of the buds.
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I need to wait a bit longer to get the bright green, but I know what you are talking about 🙂
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Good tips, Ilze!
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Thank you!
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