Spring Fever

It is getting to be that time of year.  The days are longer. Kids are out later in the evening. Little League and Youth Soccer have started.  Bicycles are dusted off and made ready. There is more school behind us than before us. It is winding down to the last weeks before summer.  This is the time of year that reading takes a big hit. Kids often stop reading for pleasure because there is so much else to do outside. It is sometimes good to take a short break from reading. Let the mind rest and enjoy the natural world around for a little while. Soak up the sun, when it does shine in the Montana springtime. Enjoy the sound of birds and little frogs as they remind us of how life's circles continue through the years. Watch the geese as they return to their nesting grounds. Fly a kite. Walk on the grass as it begins to turn green.  See the little crocus and daffodils poke their way to the sun. Refresh the senses with a new beginning. But, when the evening falls, don't forget to pick up a book every now and then.