Spring

The first week at home after the spring semester always tends to feel like the beginning of summer. This year, the strange winter-like beginning of spring makes this end of the spring semester feel like the beginning of spring. The temperature throughout the "spring" semester ranged from below zero to one very nice day of almost 80, but those days above 50 were so few that it never really felt like spring. On top of that the grass only started to turn green in the last week of April.

Last time I was home it was Easter. That weekend the temperature was around 60, but still chilly and the grass was brown and damp. It definitely was not spring then, but now in the beginning of May the grass is finally green and then trees are actually beginning to have leaves and even flowers again.

There's a crabapple tree in my backyard that has been slowly growing over the years, but has never been full of flowers until this year:

As pretty as spring can be, I'm already spending time outside wondering when it'll be warm enough to get a good tan, but for now I'll continue to use my favorite self tanners.