readingredhead | (no subject)

I am waiting and ready for it to really be spring, instead of just lulling me into skirts and tank tops and sandals with the sunny day and blossoming cherry-trees outside my window before reminding me with a gust of cold air that I can't say goodbye to sweaters quite yet. I want the feeling of liveliness that comes with the spring--the sunburns I'll undoubtedly fend off, the late nights where it doesn't get dark and the early mornings where the sun on the dew in the grass makes it sparkle. The clear skies and the ocean back home, the sticky heat of Italian cobblestoned streets and the mischievousness of a London summer shower, the feel of rocks stuck between my feet and my sandals--this is what I miss, what I want. To stop wearing jeans and start wearing board shorts, to pack away all the sweaters and umbrellas for next year, to study outside in the sunshine.

(I don't know why I am so excited by the beginning of each new season in its turn, but I'm glad to feel this way, and so I won't complain, except to say that it should go ahead and get warm already!)

Threaded | Flat

Exactly what I have been thinking but with less emphasis on skirts. I used to think summer was my favorite season, but now that I know what seasons are, I think spring is my favorite. Maybe it's because winter is finally over, I don't know. Winters here are oppressively dark. After noting that spring (by my definition) lasts a solid 10 days here, and also noting that it doesn't stop raining until summer, I can deal with that as being a longer close second best.

Isn't summer the cold part of the year on the Bay? Or is that just in SF?

I love the springtime, and I most certainly can't wait for the specific hue of blue that comes with it. The air itself feels different, even without the zephyrs going through it...and I simply can't wait.

[I also -feel- the springtime...one of the benefits of SAD or something.]

Curious...have you felt the flow of change lately?

I'm definitely with you on the Spring thing.