I love the moment when you step outside after a long winter and feel the first warmth of spring. There's something in the air...a smell perhaps or just an essence but it's nice. We've come out of the cold of winter and the piles of snow and it's warm here! At the moment it's sitting pretty at 21 degrees C and the sun is shining.
We're in the countryside in my girlfriend's home village and it's easier to see the change of seasons here. The fields and gardens that were covered with ten centimetres or more of snow are now clear. There's no ice left, the first shoots and snowdrops are arriving, and everything is ready to start growing again.
It's easier to see the cycle of life when you're in the countryside. All around the village I can see people starting to get the soil ready for planting. The apple trees in Edina's mothers garden are starting to bud, some neighbours have cobs of corn in big trays outside to dry in the sun and the green is returning to the plants bordering the fields. I'm excited to spend a lot more time outside.
Next time we come down here to the southern part of Slovakia we'll be in the garden working hard. I'm looking forward to it as a nice break from and variety compared to the mostly mental challenge of teaching English.
Spring is here and has put a smile on my face. I hope you are all enjoying the changing seasons.
Spring is here though the change is not as dramatic because we had this oddly warm winter. Really miss the feeling you're talking about. Great pics. Hey, do you still wanna go to pohoda?
ReplyDeleteThat's a shame you haven't got the same spring change there as it does bring a real spark to life over here. I'm a lot more inspired in general, though perhaps less inspired to work indoors :-)
ReplyDeleteI don't think we'll be able to make it to Pohoda as we have some other things going around then that overlap but we'll see. We're very excited for the Tatra hiking trip though.
Pete