Spring Is Here or Its Closer Than it was with Snow on the Ground by Greg Brinkmeyer

It’s amazing what a few beers, sunshine and good music can do to inspire or lighten your mood. The temperature hit the low 40s today but the sun was out all day. I wore a fleece jacket to class. The small amount of warmth broke through the lingering haze of winter and offered a glimmer of hope for better things to come. Spent the evening with a few classmates kicking back a few Guinness and reliving the past week. Came home, cooked dinner and enjoyed a few Heinekens. But the weather was still on my mind and the things to come. Looking forward to
Opening Day
Green grass
Flip flops
Driveway drinking while listening to Bob Dylan
Leaves on the trees
Tiger lilies blooming throughout the neighborhood
The Kentucky Derby
Simply saying it’s May
Outdoor fires
Washers
Cornhole
Smoking meat on the grill
Plants and veggies springing out to say hello
Tomatoes with mozzarella and basil
Gin and tonics
Garage sales
Rolled down windows in the car
Open windows in the house
Birds singing you to sleep and
Waking you up in the morning
Blue skies
Rainy days
Coolers full of beer
Sunday fun days
Vinyl in the garage
Porch swings
The smell of fresh cut grass
A simple sense of peace
Regardless of feelings, desires and personal dissatisfactions, Spring always, always brings back a sense of hope, a sense of new beginnings. The true task is to take advantage of the opportunities this great season presents to us all. Spring is upon us. Take it by the horns and live it up with good music, good friends and family, and remember to enjoy each and every minute of it

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