It's amazing how invigorating the slightest touch of warm sunshine can be. This week, we're experiencing a sudden taste of summer in the middle of March with nearly record-breaking temperatures in the 80's and you can tell it's affecting just about everyone. People are smiling, driving with their windows down, walking with a spring in their step - literally and figuratively. Last night I was able to go on my fourth outdoor run of the spring season, and the fresh air is like a drug... the more I get out in it, the more I crave it. It's only 9 o'clock in the morning and I already can't wait to get home and lace up my running shoes and get back on the pavement.
Waking up in the morning to find the kitchen flooded with crisp, refreshing sunlight and that intoxicating scent of morning air wafting through the open window mingled with the lively chirping of Spring birds just offers a renewed sense of purpose and appreciation for new life. Just the sight of a cheerful yellow daffodil opening its petals to the morning sunshine put me in a better mood on my way to work. I find myself scouring the sides of the roads as I drive from here to there, looking for budding branches and hints of green in the rambling underbrush.
Although I'm well aware that these summer temperatures won't linger and that this unusual weather will indeed return to normal in a matter of days, it's all a welcome reminder that Spring is inevitable; vibrant color will soon reclaim its hold on the drab dullness the winter left behind; new life will return.
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