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O- it is spring!
What a winter! It seemed as summer drew to a close, my spirits began to wilt. It seemed that I was feeling a funk setting in. My mind seemed only to remember the bad things of winter. The pounding rain, freezing weather, driving north wind, slicing and cutting me to the bone. But, as the first cold fronts began their yearly migration south, my spirits were lifted. I had forgotten how beautiful the fall colors could be. I forgot about the vast empty bays all to myself, I had forgot about the joy of hunting big trout over muddy flats, I forgot the exhilaration of watching a cold front build on the horizon and, watching the fish go crazy. Now I say goodbye to winter and, hello spring. The smell of blooming flowers fill the air. The sun fills the sky, with longer and warmer day. The birds are building nests and, boats are coming out of hibernation. It is spring! Into storage go the winter clothes and, out come the shorts and t shirts. O it is spring. Where the fish school for the shrimp and, the birds point them out. Where the flounder return to their summer homes, it is Spring!
Now, as everything wakes from its sleep, I can’t help but notice how vibrantly green everything is. It seems almost unreal. Has it only been a few months? It seems as though you have been gone for years. O it is spring! She has returned to us again! O it is spring!
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