All That's Good and Green

I've never really liked spring, but for some reason, this year, I'm basking in it.

The grass is getting greener, the coffee shop garage door has been open for several days in a row, and all of us who have been hiding in our apartments and offices and houses are beginning to emerge into the sunshine.

There's something magical about the first days of spring. The sun starts to warm up, the breeze becomes gentler, and suddenly the nice is unleashed in people. Not that this is abnormal in Nova Scotia. People are just plain friendly here. More on that another day.

It's odd though. Not having slogged through a horrendous winter this year, I feel as if somehow we haven't earned all of this.