Sunday, April 27, 2008

101 Things I Love About Spring

  1. Warmer weather!
  2. Not needing a coat
  3. Spring showers
  4. Rainbows
  5. Stepping in puddles
  6. More sunshine
  7. Sunshine when you get off of work
  8. Fridays feeling like holidays
  9. Being able to open my windows
  10. Listening to Angel "bark" at the birds
  11. The few occasions Alex will try to bark at them, too
  12. Driving around with the windows rolled down
  13. Singing in the car
  14. The tree in my front yard, bloomed all pink
  15. My bedroom having a pink glow from the tree
  16. Petals falling from the tree; a breeze makes it snow pink
  17. The sidewalk looking like a wedding aisle (yet more petals)
  18. Tracking in petals but not caring
  19. Until Alex tries to eat them. Cute!
  20. Alex and Angel deciding killing the ant isn't worth the effort
  21. But chasing moths when they get inside
  22. The smell of fresh cut grass
  23. Cloud animals
  24. Spring cleaning
  25. Seeing robins everywhere
  26. Bees
  27. Appreciating even the weeds, when they bloom
  28. Driving barefoot (is that legal?)
  29. Waiting to see if my tulips will grow
  30. Seeing my tulips bloom
  31. Seeing tulips bloom ... that I didn't plant
  32. Other suprises that grow in your yard
  33. Saturday breakfast on the back porch
  34. Trying to identify birds by their calls
  35. Using my Bird Songs book to see if I'm right
  36. Peeking at everything through my monocular
  37. Taking pictures of birds
  38. Being able to distinguish the grackles and woodpeckers and finches
  39. Drinking coffee because you want it, not because you feel you NEED it
  40. Surprising Matt by mowing the lawn
  41. Looking for bunnies
  42. Seeing ducks hanging around in the neighborhood pool
  43. Feeding ducks
  44. Having to stop the car to let duck families cross the street in Mom's neighborhood
  45. How bright green everything looks
  46. Trying to find "groundchucks"
  47. Seeing the local produce guy has tilled his land
  48. Supporting local agriculture
  49. Stawberries
  50. Flipping through garden books
  51. Walking around a nursery, feeling hopeful
  52. Planting herbs
  53. Planting veggies, even knowing they won't really produce in your sunless yard
  54. Going to the Farmer's Market under the JFX
  55. Iced coffee
  56. Hand-dipped ice cream cones at Dairy Queen
  57. Putting away heavy sweaters
  58. Pedicures
  59. Open-toe shoes
  60. Cool breezes at night
  61. Family gatherings at Aunt Carol's
  62. Sitting on Mom's porch with my family
  63. Throwing the football with Bob
  64. The NLF schedule being released
  65. The NLF draft
  66. Anticipating summer blockbuster movies
  67. Listening to the neighborhood kids play while I'm cooking dinner
  68. Joining the kittens in a warm sunshiny spot
  69. The "warm kitty spot" they leave when they wander away
  70. Washing the car
  71. Tax refunds
  72. Getting back in the habit of visiting the library
  73. Finding treasures in the "Sale" section of the library
  74. Sitting outside on the glider
  75. Preferably with a glass of iced tea
  76. Planning vacations
  77. Sleeping with the windows open
  78. Watching the curtains in the breeze
  79. Outdoor grilling
  80. Especially grilled fruit
  81. And shish-kebobs with pineapple
  82. Having dinner outside
  83. Watching the sun set
  84. The rare occasion Angel doesn't beg to come out with us
  85. Chilled white wine
  86. Those rare occasions you can pull a dandelion's root up
  87. Craving salads
  88. Mango sorbet
  89. Getting the lawn mowed on a Friday night. DONE!
  90. Walking to the grocery store
  91. or CVS, or the bakery down the street
  92. Sunday breakfast at Panera OUTSIDE
  93. Feeding the little sparrows from my bagel
  94. Monthly outdoor dining with friends at DuClaw
  95. Twirly floral dresses
  96. Spring fashion magazines
  97. Hot dogs (Okay, Smartdogs. But they're GOOD!)
  98. Motorcycles
  99. Picnics
  100. Teasing Matt about his allergies
  101. Knowing summer is around the corner

5 comments:

Markorama said...

1. I can't believe you went bowling with out me.

2. You forget 'Spring Bacon'

Jen said...

Okay, we'll have to go bowling. Especially the duckpins at Patterson Bowl, across from the firestation! You'd love my youngest brother. Absolute menace to society!

Markorama said...

I had to show you this, in case you want to know what it takes to land a man of my caliber... :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Ts4TtEwDc

Jen said...

Bacon. I should've known.

Have I ever mentioned that I almost married a guy who's last name was Bacon? No lie.

Markorama said...

Hmm... I was going to buy a townhouse in White Marsh because I thought it was on Baconsfield Drive but upon further review it was Beaconsfield Drive so the deal was off.