It’s true what they say, I guess. About April showers bringing May flowers.
Last month came to a close with some pretty intense storms. But now, thanks to this recent string of clear, sunny days, the world is in bloom. I love it. The entire world feels, I don’t know, alive with possibilities and life.
We’ve already established the fact that I’m not a morning person. Yet this morning, I couldn’t help but smile. Dew kissed fields glistened in the early morning sun, and fog swirled in the valley. Birds were chirping, no doubt as happy as I am to finally see full-fledged leaves forming on the trees.
Yep, I thought, as I headed to work, this is going to be another good day. I mean, how can it not be when the sun is shining and the sky is such a gorgeous shade of blue.
It would have been the perfect day to play hooky. But it wasn’t an option for me to day, I’m afraid. I have to admit it was tempting – the thought of spending the day out of doors rather than sitting at this desk. Too much work piled on the work surface in question to justify a play day, what with the weekend just around the corner.
Besides, I have my golf league to look forward to tonight. Surely I can suffer through a measly eight hours of confinement with the knowledge that by 4:15, I’ll be out on the links enjoying one of my favorite pastimes.
Or at least that’s what I keep telling myself as I gaze longingly outside.
As school children the world over can attest – it’s hard to keep focused on a day like today.
It isn’t just today – it’s been like this all week. Trust me, I am definitely not complaining. Any day the sun is shining is a good day, in my opinion. And these last seven days – each one more gorgeous than the last – have given me a much needed pick-me-up.
Because, remember that work I mentioned? Much of it has to do with school budgets and school board candidates. Not exactly uplifting stuff.
I’ll spare you my typical rant about the dire financial situation our schools are in, or the tough decisions school leaders are having to make. You’ve heard it plenty of times already.
