Spring!

Spring. Depending on where you are, you experience it differently. Growing up in Maine, the first day of spring, March 20th, was just a note on a calendar. There was likely still snow on the ground! Spring weather wouldn’t come until April, or even May. (My sister’s birthday falls on May 6th and we always said that it would be spring by then!)

During my mid-to-late twenties, I lived in Pennsylvania. All spring stereotypes probably come from there. Snowdrops and then crocuses push through the still cold earth in late February as the snow recedes. Throughout March, rain, sun, and wind really do melt the snow, revealing the brown grass, the memory of what was and a promise of what will be again. Birds return from their southern nesting grounds, whispers of warmer days on their wings.

Here in New Orleans, there may have been a few days where temperatures dipped below freezing. (Of course, there was the historic ten inches of snow in January of 2025! People will be talking about that winter for years to come.) But, typically, there is a hard freeze for two or three days, with most winter days somewhere in the 50s-70s. Some days climb into the 80s or dip into the 40s. But 70 degrees in January is amazing and truly a reason to live in Louisiana. Spring therefore is less dramatic but there are identifying marks if you know what to look for—the tulips and the azaleas, the increasing daylight, the bolting of lettuce in the garden. 

No matter where you are (assuming at least in the Northern Hemisphere!) spring is here, in some form at least. Her invitation to enjoy the days extends to all. Pull on a spring jacket or find some mud boots and search for early flowers. Feel the warming sun, before that same sun turns unbearable. 

What do you like best about spring? How do you experience the first days in your part of the world? And check back on Monday, March 23rd for Five Things That Were (Probably) Invented by a Toddler.

Thanks for reading!

💜

Laura