Saturday Meme - Spring

I took this from Alan's blog.  It's my attempt to bring the season finally to my doorstep as I look out on a lawn covered in fresh, white snow.

1. Do you like the season of Spring? What does 'spring' mean where you live?

The Minneapolis - St. Paul Metro area has 28 urban lakes.  The chain of lakes - Cedar, Isles, Calhoun, and Harriet - is the cleanest of the urban lakes in the country.  When Spring appears, people walk, run, rollerblade and bike around the lakes.  Everyone's outside: the restaurants all have tables on the sidewalks, the parks are filled, and dogs get more walks than anywhere I've ever seen. 

It's a beautiful city in the Autumn. 

My work season gets into full swing about, right, now.  Well actually about last week.  And this snow is really annoying.  But normally I love my job .. .

Spring not so much.  I'm allergic to cut grass and wheat and pollen and trees.  When I swim in the lakes enough plant matter gets into my sinuses to make me miserable for a week. 

Even through all that, I'm really ready for winter to end. 

2. Do you have a favorite part of Spring? If so, what is it? Why?

Bikinis.  Mini skirts.  Hot pants (are they in again?).  Halter tops.  Well, you get the idea.

3. Do seasons in general mean much to you? Why/why not?

Right now my whole life revolves around the seasons.  I start work in the Spring and am busy all the way through the middle of summer.  Things slow down in August and I can take a bit of a break.  Autumn is my busiest season.  I work weeks without a break, trying to get all the jobs in before the snow hits.  As you all know however, the winter is my writing season.  Seasons are my life and I like it that way.

- rick, springing into Spring.

Comments

[a rose is a rose]

although winter is my favorite season, i am READY for spring. thursday was our first day of lovely warm weather. you couldn't walk three feet without seeing shorts and flip flops. there were so many people out walking their dogs, it was hard to navigate

[Cele]

Spring brings the tourist. Autumn sees them leaving their money. Tata