Land Awakening

Spring is here in the green leaves, colorful blossoms, warmer breezes, and biting insects (they've already left their mark on my pale legs). It's really only just arrived but I'm ready for summer. I don't know why I still get so excited for summer--I'm no longer in school so my routine doesn't change with the season and I don't have a trip abroad planned this year (sigh), but I still long for summer. There's something about summer that feels ripe with possibilities; golden days and warm nights and I just always feel as if something beyond the ordinary could happen. I have low expectations for this summer, but we will see...