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Spring Fever Joy List


It was a beautiful day here in the Mid-Atlantic. We had unseasonably high temps and it was a day for spring fever.
Sometimes on days like this when all seems right in my world I wonder how it gets any better than this.
I think back to all the springs in my life. I remember times I took a mental health day just to feel the newness of the season. I recall a lilac dress I had when I was a senior in high school and how I felt like spring personified. I recollect writing poetry and being in love and just feeling like I was walking on air.
Here's my joy list from today:


  • The high clouds in the bright blue sky

  • The scent of the spring blooms

  • The pretty tulips out front at the building where I work

  • Flowering trees along the highway

  • The feel of the sun

  • The flower sale we had as a fundraiser and the pretty begonias I bought

  • Seeing everyone break out their warm season clothes

  • Knowing our dear little cat was spending most of the day on his favorite perch on the sun porch

  • Thinking about the unfolding days of May and how many will be like this

  • Entertaining the idea of playing hookey and skipping work

  • Coming home to smile at the porch swing back out on the porch now that it's warmed up

  • Thanking God for a beautiful day!

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