Hi everyone. It’s the first day of spring, so what better day than today to share my favorite things about spring? Granted, I didn’t come up with this idea myself, but found it in a list of journaling prompts. Here goes.
1. The flowers. Yesterday, I came across a spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum). I love the many other spring flowers, including daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses, etc.
2. The sunshine. When it’s sunny on a spring day, it’s not so sunny that I will get very easily sunburned. Not that I get sunburned easily anyway, and I do make sure to use a facial cream with sunscreen when going out in spring too. However, I really like the spring sunshine more than winter’s or summer’s sunshine.
3. The temperatures. This week, we get really great spring weather, with temperatures rising to about 18°C. I love this. It usually gets like this even more often in April and May and may even get warmer, which I like more. My ideal daytime temperature is about 22°C.
4. The birdsong. I really love to hear the birds sing in spring! I of course can listen to birdsong on Spotify too, but the real thing is much better.
5. My mood usually being better. I know that spring fatigue is a form of seasonal affective disorder, but I don’t suffer from it. In fact, my mood tends to improve in spring.
6. The smells. Of course, this is related to the flowers, as most spring-related scents are floral. I really love the smell of hyacinths in particular.
7. The fact that sunset is still early enough that I can go outside close to it to take pictures. I recently learned that taking pictures outdoors at midday will make the pictures look bad due to overexposure to sunlight, so I instead decided to go out to take pictures closer to sunset. (Sunrise, as regular readers of my blog will know, is way too early for my liking even in the middle of winter.) Now that it’s early spring, the sun sets at around 6:45PM, but when daylight saving time sets in this Sunday, that will be an hour later. In the middle of summer, I won’t be able to go out close to sunset because my one-on-one will have left, but in spring, I will still be able to.
8. Daylight saving time. This means longer days (for me). I already talked about the advantages of it for photography, but it also means I can have the curtains open longer and get daylight in.
9. Baby animals being born. And the cows at the nearby farm being released from their barn. It’s awesoome to watch farm animals in spring.
10. Extra money in May. For whatever weird reason, people on disability benefits, like those in regular employment, get holiday pay. This is deposited into my bank account in May. I usually have something in mind to spend it on (other than a vacation) months in advance. This year, I’m still undecided, but I really look forward to it.
What are your favorite things about spring?
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We don’t get a lot of sunshine, but the days the sun is out is pure pleasure. I, of course, go crazy for flowers. 😀
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I definitely understand you enjoy the sunshine you do get all the more when it’s a rarity. I didn’t really use to appreciate flowers much, but now that I’ve been going out with my cellphone taking pictures and running the flower ones through PictureThis (a plant identification app), I seem to have been infected, LOL.
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I just bought me a version of it a couple of months ago. I so agree with you, it’s fun to use all the time.
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My free trial expired yesterday, but I am waiting a few more days for my benefits to arrive to resubscribe. I think you can do a few things for free though.
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I like identifying the flowers I don’t know. And other people’s flowers when they ask for identification. The program makes me look smarter than I am. 😀 😀
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Ah, yes, I get that! It’s awesome though!
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We’re big fans of Spring here too, terrific post!
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Thanks so much! I’m so glad you love spring.
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That is a great list, Astrid!
I love birdsong too! And the lambs being born, and the smell of the flowers! X
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Oh yes, lambs are so magical! I’ve never actually seen a sheep birth its lambs. I almost could have, as the main psych hospital in Nijmegen had sheep. Unfortunately, they had Q-fever, which isn’t a problem for the sheep but is for humans coming near the sheep, and several patients and nurses got sick. As a result, the sheep were moved away the year before I transferred there from the acute ward. Anyway, thank you for sharing your thoughts!
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Oh never heard of That illness, glad you didn’t get sick though
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No, I wasn’t there yet at the time. Q-fever can cause chronic illness and some of the affected people still had not fully recovered when I got to that hospital a year after the lambs were born and it had become clear the sheep had been infected.
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I lobe the baby animals being born. It is almost duckling time at a lake / park near my house! ❤
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Duckling time? I’m not sure what that means. Is that when little ducks come out of their eggs? It sounds fascinating! Thanks for sharing.
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I do love this time of year. Everything is brighter, growing and the warmer weather is nice. The sunshine always puts me in a good mood. x
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Yes, so true. I love the fact that my mood is generally better too.
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What a lovely cheerful post! I love the spring birdsong too. I went for a super early walk along our canal this morning, before anyone was out and about and all you could hear were the birds chirping away. 😊
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Oh, that must’ve been such an amazing experience! Thank you for sharing.
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