Spring Magic

I didn’t mean to disappear last week! I think you all know that I’ve been in something of a funk and I decided to try pushing the reset button by giving myself a break. I’m not sure if it helped but it was wonderful to just enjoy the spring weather we’ve been having. To get back into the blogging groove, I’m sharing a few things that I’m loving about spring right now. It’s short and sweet – just like spring!

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Spring flowers

The tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths have passed, but I’ve been patiently waiting for the star of spring: lilacs. Lilac is my favorite scent and the season is painfully short. Last year I was sick with a cold and full of congestion and completely missed out – I was so bummed! But fingers crossed that I stay well and can enjoy the lilacs this year!

We also have asparagus up! I’ve wanted to grow asparagus since I read about it in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and it was one of the first things we planted when we first moved in. Our patch has never been as prodigious as Kingsolver describes in her book, but I’m still optimistic for the future.

We haven’t planted anything in the garden yet and I think it’s going to be a small one this year. That’s okay — we have a lot going on right now and I don’t want to feel overwhelmed by outside chores. Luckily our local farm does a CSA that works like a debit card, which gives us a ton of flexibility and 20% off of everything. We love going out there and picking out some goodies for lunch on really hot days!

Birds!

My Merlin app has been busy the last few weeks. It’s migration season and I am capturing audio of so many new birds right now, especially warblers. We went on several long walks last week near the river and discovered bank swallows. It was so fun to watch them swoop over the river to skim up bugs and back into their nests in the bank. The Conservation Center is a protected habitat for them and I had no idea until our most recent walk.

One day we’ll actually go on some sort of trip and a whole new world of birds will be opened up to us. Until then, we will focus on what’s in our own backyard – I recorded 15 birds in just 2 minutes this morning. Springtime birding is the best!

The Weather

Last week was sunny and perfect. We spent as much time outside as possible and the kids were happy as clams. The weekend didn’t disappoint either! I spent a nice chunk of Mother’s Day in a gravity chair under my Patchwork Swoon quilt and reading a book – it was splendid! We’re expecting more sunshine this week so I’m hoping for more long walks and reading time in the lawn chair.

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I hope your weekend was wonderful, too. I hope to be back on Wednesday with an update on my reading life. Until then – take good care!