Swedish Spring – reser kanadensare

startofspring 002 — The River is running fast and cold and high, but the many dams on the river keep the water level pretty well controlled.

I came back to Swedish Spring… highs of 20 degrees and flowers everywhere. The Spring arrive late, but makes up for it by going full blast for a few weeks.Â There is really a striking difference from when I left a couple of weeks ago.

startofspring 003 — Not all the snowbanks are gone, especially if they were big and sit in the shade.

I felt pretty lucky to be in Vancouver when the cherry blossoms, daffodils, and tulips were blooming.Â However, now that I am back it is warmer here and the flowers are really accelerating because of all the daylight.Â On Easter Sunday the sun will rise at 5:06 and set at 20:33 (with substantial twilight on either end), so there is lots of daylight and everything feels optimistic.

startofspring 005 — There are flowers like this all over every lawn, and all over the forest between the trees.

Today Divya and I went to the park to play frisbee, took a bicycle tour of town, and finished off with an ice cream cone at the local park (Beacon Hill style). Awesome!