Two nights ago my friend Edda and I came together to say good-bye to the winter. We made mulled wine at my place, filled it into a thermos and walked down towards the dark river. It was a cold and rainy night. The river was still partly frozen but with a good few inches of water on top. It was half-winter, half not, just as the weather had been that day: a little snow here, a few rays of sunshine there, and lots of rain later on.
The next morning I cycled to work at 7 a.m. I haven’t had to be up early like that for a few weeks now, and last time I was it was still dark at that time. Yesterday it wasn’t, the sun was out – and the birds were singing! Spring birds were singing! It had also stopped raining and the air was fresh and warm. (By ‘warm’ I mean that night temperatures had been above freezing.) Straight away I had that hopeful feeling again that characterises spring for me: hope first of all for many wonderful hours spent in the outdoors, preferably on a bicycle; hope for a lovely summer, for laughing and eating ice-cream…and for a wonderfully fresh and young spring of course! Which is already on my doorstep!
Winter is over, spring is here!
yes, i did notice the birdsong in the last few days here too
bye bye winter. off you go. yes, we don’t need you anymore. no really, thank you and good bye.
But thanks for having given us two weeks of ice-skating weather just before your time was up
Glad to hear the worst seems to be over in the old world. After those long spells of freezing cold it is indeed energizing to see the sun again. Birds, unfortunately, don’t seem to be too smart about the weather though. We had them chirping various times just to have them go mum every time temperatures hit rock bottom again. Forecast for the rest of the week is snow and lows of -20°C. Väterchen Frost is not going anywhere for now
Hm, I’ve heard about those dumb Canadian birds.;) Perhaps they’re a bit misunderstood? I think they’re trying to lure spring in with their song and it doesn’t work all the time. Väterchen Frost is stronger than little birdy souls eh. Hope you’ll be released soon!