Spring Makes Me Feel Like A Chick

These eggs are so gloriously perfect that I gasped when I open the carton. Many of my neighbors have taken to the quaint hobby of chicken raising in this urban jungle of asphalt in which we reside and lucky us, this is one of the perks, farm fresh eggs from exotic heirloom chickens. The colors of these beauties are the colors Martha Stewart dreams in. They make me want to run around a farm with little chicks at my heels, chirping whilst wearing red or blue gingham of course - me not the chicks. "Spring is here!!!" they cackle. This time of year in my city is the prettiest and most temperate. The azaleas are blooming like the world is ending and the irises are wafting a fragrance that smells just like those dime-size jelly beans you get at the drug store to scatter in your Easter basket. Some of my favorite things about spring : the sound of lawn mowers, seeing what plants are popping up in my yard- asparagus, Brussel sprouts, morning glory and moon vine, buying radishes the size of apples in the market, putting spring onion in everything, my son and daughter playing in the hose, hiding fairy dolls in the garden for the kids to find, Dallas Blooms at the Arboretum, cherry blossoms.

Seasons are Good

This year we actually got a nice winter in Texas. Many people are complaining about it because they can't be outside as much or they can't drive their cars. I for one am very grateful to have the snow and frigid temperatures. The other night we had 6 inches of powder snow - perfect ski snow if there was a place to ski around here. The kids would hardly play in it because it was so cold but I bounded around and made snow angels like a preschooler. As an almost life long Texan and a life long Southerner I know that a goodly amount of snow in this area is a miracle so I take full advantage. Dallas has lovely springs and falls (minus the foliage I love, but none the less, lovely) and scorching summers so a snowy winter rounds it all out - having 4 SEASONS IS WONDERFUL. I know scientists have concluded that climate change is the reason for all this wintery weather but if Dallas gets more interesting weather because of climate change then I hate to say it but bring it on!

Goethe said "Nothing is harder to bear than a succession of fair days."

Indeed the mind goes numb after months of sunny, 70 degree days. We needed some change and indeed we got it!

This picture is of the kids and I making our own fun one day when it was too cold to play outside. Coziness abounds!