Any Day Now

Ahh! Spring arrives, stealthily in the fog. Through the windows, it looks the same as yesterday, but it is actually twenty degrees warmer, rising from the mid-50's to the mid-70's overnight. Still dark, a stalled warm front drapes its moisture over, in and around everything, but it grows rapidly, noticeably brighter and I expect full sun before long. The trees have been slow in developing their blooms this year and only now, mid-May are the leaves unfurling before my eyes. The beauty of the season is enhanced through its slow arrival. Now, past predictive of the present, spring will slingshot and rocket onto summer. The sun is burning through the clouds. Its warmth radiates through the panes. Ahhh!