by Kirk Ross
The blackberries have not yet blossomed, so that little freak bit of weather we just had can’t rightly be called a blackberry winter. More of a dogwood winter, as one friend put it. Definitely, a redbud winter.
We always have a last gasp spell of winter after spring seems to be settled in. More times than not, it includes showy flakes.
You may recall that last year we had an abbreviated spring. After a rather harsh extended winter, we were dealing with temperatures close to the century mark in the first week of June.
So here’s hoping we have a nice, long Carolina spring – warm days, cool nights, a little shower here and there – the kind of weather that gets you outside and keeps you there. April is a favorite month for getting outside because it’s not too overbooked. Let’s face it, May and June are just impossible, crammed full of holidays, festivals and ceremonies. But April is the opportunity for larkish behavior. It’s the month where there’s still time to run with an impulse to check out what’s blooming, the top of some mountain, that place with a patio, near-forgotten pioneers of rock, ice cream made with flowers or the new cushions on the glider.
We’ve included more than a few suggestions in this month’s MILL, including a number of enjoyable ways to appreciate the natural wonders of this area. Before you get caught up in all there is to do in the warmer-weathered months, take a little time to enjoy the spring. The larks are calling.
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