Spring!

I newly love spring. I didn't appreciate it before last year in Sweden, where it was absolutely amazing. There, when everything comes back after the cold, dark, snowy months you actually get the feeling of "rebirth" people always use to describe spring. And it feels like spring all summer, because it stays cool and things bloom for months. That was the first year I really appreciated spring and I spent hours wandering through the town and nature areas taking pictures and enjoying being outside.

It's been years since I was around for a Georgia spring, and I'd forgotten how beautiful it is here too. I think Georgia springs weren't my favorite because here, as soon as it starts to feel like spring, it gets hot! But between a cool Swedish summer last year and the fact that I'll be living in a cold northern place for the next several years (more on that another time), I don't mind at least some Georgia heat! So for now, I have spent my second spring in a row walking around taking pictures and having a great time.

Some kind of cherry

Bradford Pear

Wisteria (a vine that eats everything in its path but is beautiful right now!)

Azaleas, oh my

More azalea, so southern

The only problem I have with spring is this. It looks like we finally got some snow, right? And if you leave footprints in it when you walk, it's snow, right? Nope, that's pollen. At counts of up to 8000+ on a scale where 1500 is considered the 99th percentile. Awesome. The allergies are strong with this one. Probably another reason I didn't appreciate spring before...