With all the snow we had, and as broke as Pennsylvania is (as are many states), I'm surprised the Park System would take the time and expense to plow a 4.3 mile trail and the access road to it. I'm thankful they did. As temperatures approached the high 40's and the sun (that is what that big, warm yellow ball in the sky is, right?) was finally out, it was wonderful to get outside yesterday. Definitely needed the Vitamin D and got plenty of it.
There were so many people at the park. There was also a palpable feeling of hope - "winter is ending and warmer days are coming". I think the last time I felt that so viscerally was way back in high school when I left the gym after a long basketball season and got to get out on the softball field. It was still chilly and got dark early, but my senses knew Spring was coming. Back then, and now, that feeling makes me smile - just a little on my lips but a lot inside. (One of these days I'll stretch my very limited haiku skills and write a haiku about that feeling!)
I wonder if people who move from a four-season climate to a more moderate climate miss that feeling? I'm going to enjoy it - as I am tonight with my window cracked ever so slightly - until Spring is here. So what that we may have snow this weekend? I know it won't be possible much longer; my senses tell me that.
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