It’s smack dab in the middle of April, and officially Spring Time! How do I know this you might ask? Well last week it got to over 70 degrees here for the first time in…oh about 180 days. When I walk outside to my car every morning (parked in the garage or not) theres a fresh coat, sometimes two, of pollen on the paint. The birds are chirping and singing me awake every morning should I leave my window open at night….these same birds are also doing bombing runs on my car whenever they feel like it.
Children are running around outside, playing, yelling, chasing, screaming at one another. Which is of course training that they will need much later on in life when working in corporate America, interacting with the opposite sex, operating a motor vehicle on major roads, and resolving their disputes with one-another.
Tourist are flocking to my city in drodes from all the corners of the earth to see some tree’s that originated from Japan….unbenounce to most, these tree’s can be found all over the DC metro area, and are common enough to find planted and growing in many residential neighborhoods (we had one in our front yard). These are the same tourist that can’t obey/read the traffic signs flashing at them in bright orange and white pigmentations, indicating when and when not to cross the road….a road in which automobiles in excess of two tons are using.
Ah….yes, good ole Spring time in DC
Spring and Fall are two of my favorite times of year…the fresh bloomed flowers…can do without the noisy kids…but watching them play outside does remind me of when I was young so it does bring a smile on my face.
Spring is indeed a great time of the year, I just had to point out a few of the things i’ve noticed that ring in the official start. The best part about the warm weather for me when I was a kid was the ice cream man/trucks, I lived to hear the bell ring everyday…and would tear out of the house to go catch him
the warmer weather is always welcome
that and the brighter colors
[...] or with mens capris. I’m not saying that wearing man sandals during this time of year is bad, this is the time of year when you should wear them, and when it’s appropriate. Where my problem is [...]
You know it’s spring time when the ice cream truck starts coming around…lol
@dejanae411: depends on what you mean by “bright colors”
@shelia: Exactly, i heard him buzzz around this past Saturday when it touched 85 outside…crazy.