Today is the first official day of Spring and I'm
chuffed. I'm really looking forward to a fresh, sunny new season and more than
ready to shake off the winter. In honour of the beginning of Spring, I thought
I'd have a good old ramble about some of the things to look forward to with the
arrival of the new season! Many clichés and basic b sentiments ahead. You have
been warned!
Cherry blossom trees - I am a sucker for flowers anyway but
show me a good cherry blossom tree in bloom and I'll spend the next ten minutes
capturing it from every angle trying to stock up on pretty floral photos for the 'gram. To me, they're
the first sign of Spring. They may not be in bloom for long, but they're bloody
gorgeous whilst they are!
Baby animals - Is there anything better than a baby animal?
No, there definitely isn't. I live in a very countryside-ish area, which means
fields full of cows and sheep are fairly commonplace. On the flip side, that
also means I've seen my fair share of cow births. Let me tell you, if you think
it's a cute affair, wait until you innocently walk over to your window, morning
cup of tea in hand, only to see a cow with half another cow hanging out of it.
I'm certain I've just completely spoiled my point with that particular anecdote but that
aside, the little baby farm animals prancing about and playing in
the spring flowers is the most clichéed, adorable scene ever. Just shan't be
looking out of the window until I'm done with breakfast.
More light - I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds it
depressing as hell leaving the house in the dark and doing the same,
feel-your-way-across-the-driveway dance in the darkness when you get back home
in the evening. Now the sun is practically out when I walk to work in the
mornings and doesn't disappear fully until after dinner. Fab. Although, if the
yellow light could stop messing with my blog photos, that would also be
appreciated. Aside from that: more than happy for the extra hours of vit D!
Easter - What's better than Easter chocolate, I hear you
ask? Easter chocolate on offer the day after Easter. If there was ever a time
to bulk buy rabbit shaped choc, it's Spring. Naysayers may claim that you may
as well buy normal chocolate for a fraction of the price, but it's an entirely
different experience and if you're not guiltily decapitating a chocolate bunny
during and post Easter, are you really celebrating at all?
Ditching the bulk - I think I may actually be able to pack
away my puffer jacket soon and am already planning a little winter jumper
clear out. Away go the bulky knits and in go the light cardis and dresses you'll
be somewhat cold but unquestionably cute in. Gotta get those priorities straight. I tend to
harp on about how much I love my chunky knits once summer is drawing to a close
but once March rolls around I'm already ambitiously toting t-shirts and
goosebumps, staring at my warm jumpers resentfully. Turtlenecks are firmly packed away until further notice.
As I'm writing this, I just got a message from a friend
asking about lunch with the accompaniment of a "wooo, from now onwards we
can eat outside". There you go - meals al fresco - another little bonus point! I hope this
has been a somewhat coherent ramble, I'm clearly keen and very serious about
embracing Spring (as well as my basicness). What are you looking forward to in
Spring?
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Love this post! Spring is by far my favourite month and I cannot wait for it to pop round
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Ellie xx
I definitely appreciate the light a lot more once summer/spring rolls round. Winter just makes you feel as if you haven't done anything all day!
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Alongcamekathy
I was SO happy to go to work in the light this evening! I really think it makes a hella big difference in terms of your mood, and it always makes me feel much safer. I moved to a countryside-ish area recently, and I don't think I'm ready to see a cow give birth aha
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Oh my gosh I'm not prepared to see a cow birth haha. There are a couple farms near my house, but luckily I haven't seen any cows giving birth. I do see the baby animals though and love it!
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