Finally, Spring has started here in the desert and most of the country. It is truly a welcome sight, since we all have been shut in for the LONG last year. People just want to get out, travel, go see loved ones and just be our old selves again. Believe me, I DO TOO!
I am SO sick of watching stupid commercials that insult my intelligence, and injury attorneys, and, medical care insurance companies, and repeats. HULU and NETFLIX stocks skyrocketed during the pandemic. Computer (mainly laptops) sales were crazy due to students attending school classes online. The construction trades are still overwhelmed with work because of homebound homeowners wanting to remodel or fix things. Garages are swarmed with car owners requesting repairs, (plus the rash of catalytic converters being cut off and stolen). Everyone wants SO BAD to get back to normal, or as close to it as possible. I DO TOO!
The reason I started my blog was because of requests to see our travel pictures from family and friends. Then the pandemic struck and our travels was shut down like everyone else. But now, after vaccinations completed for Nancy and I, and spring brings a breath of renewal and open doors and hope for getting back to our ways again, we are going to start slow until we are at a full run. Well, at least a fast walk. There are still plenty of places and things we have not seen. International travel may come a little later due to restrictions in those countries, but dusting the spider webs off the RV and getting on the road soon will start by the time our desert temps hit triple digits. So stay tuned.
Since the pandemic started, every Sunday morning, I sit at my computer to bang out another edition of my blog. But in high school, I was required to read the classics in english classes. It was so-o-o boring to me. I guess I just didn't get it. Now I find myself revisiting them. In the back of my small brain, I think I always liked reading and writing. Even tho I was never very good at either. Later in life I found out I had a mild form of Dyslexia. But I don't think that was a excuse for disrupting my classes at times. I do enjoy writing because I have so much useless stuff in my head and need a way to get rid of it. Sorry for unloading it on you folks. Writers write because they have a story to tell, whether it is fictional or true life. Of course there are writers who tell the news of happening things and events. But ALL writers just want to tell something to others in their own fashion. Similar to painters, they have their own style and want to project an image, a message, a form or an idea. But I am getting off topic. Sorry, I was drifting off there for a while.
Spring is (to me) the most beautiful season here in the Southwest. Dried up landscapes become green and flowers pop out on plants you usually don't want to get close to, like cactus. Baby bunnies, birds and other wildlife are sticking their heads out in the warm sunlight, bouncing and fluttering around with joy.
It's time for us to get out there. Whether it's just a stroll in a park, taking a hike, out for a run or bike ride, or taking a RV trip. Take it slow, safe cautious, wear your mask, but... GET OUT THERE. Enjoy Spring like we use to.
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