“SPRING AT LAST”

by Opal Elaine Moyer

     Winter can seem to be the longest season of the year, for some, and those "winter blahs" tend to get the best of everyone. As winter has begun to give way to all of the certain signs of spring, most herald the beginning of the new season with that regular ritual, known as "spring cleaning". Whether indoors or out, spring cleaning can be more of a joy than a chore, because it paves the way toward enjoying the more pleasurable activities that come with the warm weather.

     At last, windows can be opened, allowing fresh, clean air to replace the stale, stagnant air of having been shut in for months. The time of "cabin fever" has finally come to an end!

     Neighborhoods will begin to buzz with activity, as people excitedly embark on their favorite spring rituals, whether it be gardening, repairing winter damage or taking part in a favorite athletic activity. Whatever the case may be, the spring season has something for all.

     Life begins to emerge form the lifelessness of winter as flowers begin to bloom all, that has been dead and brown, becomes green again. The birds can be heard singing, the sky becomes a brighter shade of blue and the whole world seems to brighten from darkness. Even the smells of spring seem to renew and heighten the senses of all. Since winter had begun, months ago, spring seemed a far off, distant dream, which almost seemed would never come true. However, the changing of the seasons is a promise of nature each year, a promise that is kept, as surely as the sun rises each morning and sets each evening, and so, it is spring at last!