Spring Loves

After yesterday's glorious 80 degree weather, we woke up to windy, chilly 40 degree weather today.  So, in honor of how my heart felt yesterday, I am devoting this post to my top 10 spring loves.

Love #1 - Getting seeds started for gardening season!  The kids and I started our tomato, pepper and flower seeds last week.  They are happily sprouting now.  Well, they might not be happy, but I sure am happy to see them grow!
#2 - Daffodils - This is definitely my most favorite flower and it's not just because it's the first flower Aaron ever gave me - though that's a bonus.  I just love their beauty and brightness they bring after a long winter.
#3 - Any other kind of flower.  I don't really care what it is.  I love any and all flowers in my yard!  I even kind of like seeing dandelions - until they go to seed.  I like how they dot my grass with color.
#4 - Finding shorts when I do laundry.  Summer clothes = smaller clothes = fewer loads of laundry.  Abby does not limit her wearing of summery clothing to summers only.  She happily trots about in her summery dresses all year long.
#5 - Green grass.  I love green.
#6 Fall spinach that decided to survive winter and come back to life now that the weather is warm.
#7 The promise of leaves.  Seeing green buds on my trees and bushes fills my heart with hope that winter is nearly over and spring is on its way.
#8 - Wearing only one layer while running and feeling hot.  No picture of this one.  I went for an 8 mile run on Saturday wearing a light long sleeve shirt and light exercise pants.  When I wasn't running into the strong wind, I was actually hot!  Yea!

#9 - Spring wind - Iowa is very windy in the spring.  While I don't always appreciate it when I'm running into it, I like to imagine that the spring winds are pushing back the winter cold and bringing in the warm air with it.  Kind of sappy, I know, but it always feels so fresh and new.

#10 - Eating the last of last year's produce - After rationing my canned and frozen produce through the winter, I can now happily finish it up knowing that in a few short months, I'll be reaping again from my garden and creating meals based on what's ripe at that moment.  LOVE!

Your question for the day:  What are your favorite things of spring? 
Do you have any favorite flowers?

Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 4, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    Daffodils are my favorite flower, too! No surprise there, eh?

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  2. cldApril 4, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    I love lilacs.

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  3. Kim MinetteApril 6, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    morel mushrooms and the smell of the earth after it has been tilled. I have yet to start my plants but I feel I am so busy I dont have time to tend them properly. Oh well I know I can always go buy them.

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