Thoughts of Spring

It's getting close. Right now, Mother Nature is teasing us with a few nice days before she allows Old Man Winter to make a final stand.

I don't mind the tease...I'll take advantage of it when I can. I don't need that clunky winter coat everyday and I can work a few afternoon walks into my schedule. The groundhogs around the country gave us mixed results last week so there's no way to know when spring will actually begin. I usually just go by the calender and the number of insects trying to bite me.

Here in the Atlanta are , we get about 5-6 weeks of nice spring weather and then the pine tree pollen starts to fall, coating everything yellow. You have to wipe it off you hands after opening your car door. Luckily I don't have any allergies but with all that crap flying around in the air my sinuses do get irritated.

Spring also means Passover and my drive up to NY for the family Seder. I missed it the last 2 years because of business related issues. Not this year. This April is extra special because my cousin Ella and her boyfriend Boris are visiting from Israel. They are stopping at my place for a few days before continuing on to see his family in Chicago. Ella and I have never met before. Until a little over a year and a half ago, neither of us knew the other existed. I'm looking forward to it. I'm looking forward to the drive to NY. The wild flowers should be in full bloom.