By April, a higher sun and regular precipitation have softened the landscape and greenery gradually climbs from the lawns to the treetops. Early flowers and musical birdsong lend their support to the mellowing of our environment as the harsh grip of winter recedes to the north.
Those of us of a certain age are especially attentive to this transition, feeling fortunate to have survived another winter and witnessed the rebirth that the new season brings. Having mellowed ourselves, we are content to enjoy the resurgence of life around us and less enamored with the consumption and competitive strategies that characterized our youth. Personal relationships, past and present, now seem far more important.
Well beyond the spring of our own lives, we have a greater appreciation for nature's cycles and the ultimate demise that we all must face. We know all to well that life is short and that the simple gifts of spring should not be taken for granted.
