un-slumbered, finally

a few days ago i drove through ogden and saw people roaming around everywhere -- like moles that had found a beautiful world outside their underground tunnels. i took it that spring had started (at least for that day) and since i had a few minutes before the next assignment i got out and mingled.
it's the third time since college in arizona (and permanent summer) that it becomes spring after a long, gray winter. there are few things that feel as good as the first day without a jacket or sitting in young grass and knowing it'll soon be time again for hikes and camping and mtn biking and sitting in parks and swimming in lakes...good times.