time to go outside

I think it's getting close to spring. Yesterday we were wakened by tornado sirens and high winds and lightning. Today was filled with sunshine. (Never mind that it is supposed to snow again Sunday.) I was out doing yard work.

It smells good outside. Smell is the most neglected of the senses sometimes, but can be the most poignant. An aroma cam bring back a memory faster than any other sensation. It used to be bread baking, but that's rare these days, even as a memory.

Everyone knows the scent of spring. It seems as if we can smell the energy in the air. The wet earth is light with the aroma of green and growing. The wet itself is good clean rain. Even the sunshine has a smell to add to the air.

Go outside, people. Take a few deep breaths. Life is growing, changing, greening.
And it smells darned good.