"For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over
and gone; The flowers appear on the earth;
the time of the singing of birds is come..."
(Song of Solomon 2:11-12)
Winter is behind us and, here we are, in the earliest days of Spring 2023. I've been thinking about some of the things that I would like to do and accomplish over the course of it. I know that I probably won't get to everything on the list, but, it will, at the least, help me to stay focused on the season and enjoying it to the fullest. Won't you join me as I dream? ๐ท
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2. Plan my spring menus (these will be posted each Monday in my weekly Master To-Do List and Menu Plan Monday posts) ๐
3. Celebrate spring birthdays with the grandlittles ๐
4. Listen to spring peepers ๐ธ
5. Observe a bright, beautiful, and magnificant full moon (April 6th, May 5th, and June 3rd) ๐
6. Pick a bouquet of pretty yellow daffodils ๐
7. Eat fresh asparagus
8. See a brand new baby bison ๐งก
9. See a prairie chicken
10. Plant a vegetable garden ๐ฑ
11. Take a walk in the rain ☔
12. Celebrate the kittens' first birthday (Tiger and Bear's) ๐
13. See Indian paintbrush blooming on the prairie
14. Observe eggs in a bird's nest ๐ฆ
15. Pick a bouquet of purple violets
16. Eat fresh strawberries ๐
17. Smell lilacs ๐
18. Go geocaching ๐งญ
19. Paint, hide, and, hopefully, find rocks ๐จ
20. Go on a picnic ๐
21. Shop at a farmer's market ๐
22. Plant flowers ๐ท
23. Go camping ⛺
24. Dye eggs ๐ฅ
25. Celebrate Resurrection Sunday with family and friends ๐
26. Visit a state park that I've never been to before ๐
27. Hike a new trail ๐ฅพ
28. Celebrate May Day with a basket of fresh flowers ๐
29. Attend Spring Training
30. Go fishing ๐ฃ
31. Visit Hannibal, Missouri
32. Go on a Mississippi Riverboat Cruise ⼮
33. Explore a Missouri cave
34. Visit the Dalton Museum at Coffeyville, Kansas ๐ค
35. Spend a weekend with friends at the lake
36. Visit the Steamboat Arabia Museum in Kansas City (again)
37. Move stuff over from shed on Pedro
38. Get lattice repaired on front porch and have a solid floor built
39. Clean out north shed and refurbish
40. Have my car serviced and readied for summer ๐
41. Wash the windows inside and out
42. Get a chaise lounge or a zero gravity chair (something to recline in outside)
43. Put up bamboo shades on the west side of porch
44. Pick a new color and repaint the house ๐ก
45. Get a hanging plant or two for the front porch ๐ธ
What about you? What do you enjoy most about spring? And what are you most looking forward to about the season's arrival? I'd love to know what's on your spring bucket list! ๐ท
Until next time...
~Rebecca
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