Yay! Spring!

So, it's not officially Spring, yet, according to the calendar. But all the trees here, in Central Texas, are putting out leaves and blooms...so, it's Spring as far as I'm concerned. We've even hit the 90s already...this summer might be a doozy. We are going to have to get some A/C in this house, Stat!

Spring is my favorite time of year. It is absolutely beautiful outside in the Springtime here, and not so oppressively, unbearably hot. Seriously, Texas Summers can be absolutely demoralizing. But not Spring! Spring is beautiful greens and pinks, sunshine wonderful & blessed, cool breezes and glorious ever-so-slightly-clouded azure skies.

But it is not just the weather that I treasure. Flowers are in full bloom-in trees, bushes, grasses, and gardens. The Farm had the tail end of the winter greens season-with spinach and kale and chard, and many more, but also the beginnings of summer veggies! There were snow peas, and garlic, and green onions. Leeks, and fennel, and even the very first of the strawberry crop! We didn't get our own garden this Spring (but definitely for the Fall!!!), but at least we are so close to Boggy Creek! I keep dreaming of summer veggies to come-from Boggy Creek and the farmers' markets, and the Mason gardens!

Max turns one this spring, less than a month from now. I am so excited about the possibilities the spring and summer hold for him, and for our family. All the 'firsts' out there-zoos and gardens and creeks and ponds and pools and oceans and ferries and Oh! The Possibilities!
And let's not forget that all-important first birthday cake...

And then, there is the start of baseball...14 Days and Counting until OPENING DAY at Minute Maid Park...Home of the Houston Astros. Oh, Baseball, How I Love Thee! Let me count the ways! This summer, Max and I are absolutely going to at least ONE Astro's game...I don't care if it kills me. The boy will love baseball whether he likes it or not...I'd consider buying a TV (which I haven't owned in almost 4 years) just to watch baseball. Are you starting to understand my love for this game? And why I might get so jazzed about Spring?