Spring things, and a touch of summer

The last couple of days have been a time of pleasant contentment. Two mornings in a row I have woken up next to someone lying next to me that to see and touch has given me a feeling of blissful happiness. There is something exquisite in the warmth of her smooth skin and the feel of her body first thing in the morning. It’s intoxicating and very addictive. I could get used to it if I am not careful.

Spring finally seems to have woken up and is making its way around my little bit of Europe where I live. Yesterday was the first day that I was able to walk around in my open collar gold indo shirt (a shirt from indonesia) and not have to have a jumper and coat on over the top. People literally seem to be skipping about with new found energy and restrained happiness. You can see the new leaves and flowers beginning to bud on the trees and bushes around town and in the parks. This very act of blossoming is a wonderful thing to watch because it seems to mirror the feeling of the people that pass them by in day to day life. I see this and think there is still some connection between us and nature that hasn’t yet been all but disconnected in the digital world.

One morning earlier this week I watched a mother duck navigate a busy road with a gaggle of little ducklings in tow. She was trying to get from one canal to another seperated by this road, and I was amazed at the courage she showed to cross a stretch of tarmac busy with speeding vehicles. Happily she made it to the other side with all the little ducklings accounted for, however it really showed me just how difficult natures struggle has become in the face of humanities need to modernise our physical surroundings.

I’d very much like some time off for summer this year I think. And I’d like a tan too. I haven’t had a tan in what feels like decades. What a difference it would be to look at the mirror and see a nice lightly tanned face looking back, rather than that same pale white one that vaguely resembles a vampire from a schlocky b-grade horror movie.

I’m happy the summer is on the way!

Padwanna!

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