It wasn't particularly warm today. There was still plenty of patchy snow on the ground. The sun set at 5:30, which isn't very late.
But still, still there was a feeling of restlessness among the family members today. The kind that usually comes with spring weather. It was containable, nothing out of control, but it was there. We decided to go for an afternoon drive.
We drove to Bristol and visited two friends. One had refinished part of their upstairs and we wanted to see the result. (It was very nice!) The other was a friend who requested I stop in whenever I was in town... so I did. Next we ventured to Vergennes to see if anyone else was home. Another family welcomed us and included us in the Sunday afternoon board game they were playing. We chatted about books, houses, whatever came to mind. The girls played upstairs- a rare "play date" for the four of them.
It felt good, reckless even, to go out spontaneously- without coats!- and visit friends mostly unannounced. We laughed in the face of the dying winter. We will outlast it, I'm sure of that now. Its unwelcome occupation will end as the earth revolts, rises up in her strength and breaks the chains of winter's hold. Spring! There is hope of spring.
Just feeling a little dramatic tonight.
3 comments:
Wow, I wish we lived closer and you could drop by unannounced here!
I was outdoors this morning and the birds here are going crazy and sound like spring. If we can just get rid of this petrified gray snow, it would be a nice step in that direction.
I was thinking the same thing Tona was. Feel free to drop in any time! Sounds like a perfect Sunday afternoon.
I think you deserve to be as dramatic and poetic and reckless as you want after a winter in Vermont! We like to drop by your place unannounced.
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