More on Spring
We moved last September to a new neighborhood, where I hoped to find new friends and community. The winter was lonely, though. As the months wore on, I wondered if we should have moved closer to our families instead.
Spring has wrought many changes. People, like all living creatures, wait for more temperate weather to show themselves. It is easier to make new friends and keep up with old ones. Like an outdoor plant raised inside, our family in winter did OK, but didn’t thrive or spread. Once exposed to fresh air and sunshine, we realized our potential to put down roots and grow.
April 25th, 2005 at 5:44 pm
We moved up here in July, and even then we’re still meeting neighbors in the spring. Including one set of next door neighbors. I wonder if it’s also a symptom of renovating basements into family rooms. Sort of a winter fallout shelter.
But we too look forward to meeting more folks, especially now that we have some porch furniture. If only we had some porch-sitting weather!
April 26th, 2005 at 7:58 am
so pleased things are starting to warm up. Roll on summer