According to the calendar, Spring slipped in unnoticed last Thursday. But since it is snowing here in northeast Tennessee today, I am not impressed!
My yard is full of pretty flowers struggling to survive the cold temps, and the sky is gray. This past weekend, however, I did indeed participate in two of the time-honored rites of Spring… egg dyeing and kite flying.
The former was a bit messy, but produced satisfactory results in nice pastel hues. The latter was a wind-blown success in a field of stubbly tall grass.
My son-in-law had forgotten how much he loved flying kites. When the little ones were ready to go home, we had to drag their dad away from the hilltop and back to reality. The two-year-old got a kick out of holding the string and feeling the tug of the wind. But it was even more fun when she discovered that she could “let go” of the kite and make dad or granddad run across the field to catch the string.
Kite flying and egg dyeing require patience and perseverance… not bad traits to for any of us to learn. But best of all is the chance to rediscover the innocent delight of childhood and the reminder that the best things in life really are free…
Happy Spring to all of you! And here’s hoping that the snow will soon give way to sunny warm days and romantic nights.
Janice Maynard
Vamps and Scamps 
Happy Spring to you all as well!
sounds like you had a fun day. I keep waiting for spring here in OHIO but haven’t seen it yet. Had record snow the first of the month, then floods. I don’t want to know what is next.
We haven’t been kite flying in ages! Your post made me remember some comical attempts in the past! We’re having great Spring weather this week, and I’m glad, because the kids are out on spring break.
Hope you get some Spring soon!