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Anyone who’s met me probably knows that I’m not a huge fan of winter.  Sure it can be pretty when snow accumulates, but there hasn’t been much of that ’round these parts lately.  We usually just get a "wintery mix" of sleet and rain and slush, just enough to make it a pain in the neck to go anywhere but not enough to shut down the places we need to go.  And my extremely cold-sensitive appendages make me extremely intolerant of low temperatures.  This year I purchased an inch-thick pair of Alpine socks for $20 (more than I’ve ever paid for a pair of socks in my life), and I wore them so much I literally bore a hole through them.  So that helped.  But no pair of gloves has ever satisfactorily kept my hands warm, and the rest of my body would rather just stay inside under blankets in front of the tv than brave the Arctic outdoors for anything other than a mandatory obligation.

All this is merely background information to help put today’s message into perspective which, perhaps obviously, is that I LOVE SPRING.  Seriously!  It kinda blows my mind a little every year.  I always get a little bit surprised and amazed when the flowers start popping back out and the trees start blossoming anew.  Last summer I had my first go at gardening in the tiny patch of dirt in front of my apartment, and just last week I noticed that some of the things I planted are COMING BACK!  That’s just INSANE!

Some of you may have heard me talk about my favorite day of the year.  It occurs every year, and it falls on or around April 20.  This year was no exception.  It’s the one day after a couple weeks of tentative moves towards spring when, seemingly out of nowhere, the trees can no longer be seen through and winter is officially over.  It’s also the day when everything outside suddenly turns a stunningly incandescent shade of bright, almost yellowish green.  This particularly iris-searing hue only lasts about a week.  Or maybe it lasts all summer but our eyes become used to it.  I’m not sure which.  Regardless, it’s an awe-inspiring phenomenon, one that brings me a lot of joy, and one that should be appreciated as much as possible before it fades. 

Rather than spend too much time trying to describe it, I’ll just show you some pictures I took yesterday en route to work.  We’ll let the green speak for itself.  I assure you that there has been no color-enhancement done to these photos, nor were there any fancy photography tricks or special lighting when the pictures were taken.  Just my digital camera on a cloudy Tuesday morning. 

Once you’ve enjoyed the pics, GET OFF THE DAMN COMPUTER AND GET YOUR ASS OUTSIDE!

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