This afternoon I went outside at work to uphold my bad habit. It was about 0 degrees Celsius and a cold breeze made it feel a little colder. For the second time this week the sun was shinning. Not very potent, the February sun in the Netherlands never really is, but you could feel it’s warmth and also that it was gaining strength.
Now I won’t go how this winter was the coldest we had in a decade and how it has been freezing and snowing for the past 2 months. But I can tell you this. It’s nice to see the sun again. After I lighted my cig. I sniffed the air.
Ahhh wonderful I thought. Spring is coming. I could smell it and trust me I can. Spring doesn’t really have a scent and maybe I am even imagining things, but I sincerely believe one can smell spring. It’s a tingling sensation in your nostrils mixed with warm and cold air. the smell relaxes you and it just has the smell of spring. The smell of the unborn and un-grown. Of the leaves sealed in the bark of the trees. Go outside close your eyes and sniff it. It’s there. Spring is coming. Away with the cold and the snow. The new earth cycle is about to start. Soon flowers will spring from the ground. Lams will be born. Birds will sing their song again. Spring !
How I love spring. I think out of all seasons spring is my favorite. It’s starts quite cold and gradually the temperature rises. It never gets to hot in spring, like it does in the summer. And everything becomes green again. Say, bye bye, to the grey winter.
Grass will grow and flowers will flourish. Animals are born both large and small. Autumn is nice, everything red and all but usually wet and temperatures start to drop. Spring on the other hand can be wet but the temperature rises and warm rain is better then cold rain. Easter, Queens-day , the Freedom festival(will make a post about it ) and my Birthday, they all take place in spring. Spring is fun. Spring is a time for joy. People are friendlier in spring then they are in any other season. Spring is just great.
Did I tell you, one can smell spring ? Try it and feel that first hint of joy in the air. Spring!
Now if this isn’t a positive post. I don’t know what is.
The Future is Yours 