Spring is here geezers. It's time we find our shorts and sandals as the weather is warming up. it's time to see if the swim suit still fits. After all, we need to be ready for the Sport's Illustrated GeezerSwimsuit Edition, you know. It's the perfect time for sitting on the driveway and talking to friends, or using our backyard patios. In the summer it will be too hot to do both.
Between now and June, the days are going to get longer and soon us geezers will be going to bed when the sun is still up. But for now, it's perfect. When we were kids we hated going to bed that early, but as certified geezers, we can't stay awake after 830. But for today there are 12 hours of sunlight and 12 hours of dark. That's what an equinox is.
That would be fun question... ask a youngster what equinox means. Do they have a clue? On the other hand, did you have a clue when you were a kid? It took me several years to figure it out, but I did so by high school. When did you get clued in? Learning a bit of Latin helped. Do they teach Latin any more?
Along with slowly increasing amounts of sunlight, the temperatures are slowly increasing too. What a treat. Spring is a special time of year--I think it's my favorite season. The weather is just about perfect. Not too hot; not too cold; not too humid...spring is the "nottoo" time of the year.
I love looking at the tiny "baby green" leaves on trees--that's my favorite color of green. The desert flowers are beginning to bloom too. I have something magenta sprawling in my backyard that is spectacular, I just don't know what it is. But red bottlebrush, yellow cinquefoils, yellow and pink lantana and snowy white myoporum are all looking healthy and green and flowery after a cold winter when they dried up like we did. Maybe the ocotillo will bloom too--that's always a treat.
Our 'hood is celebrating the season with our first "Drinks on the Drive" party. That's always a fun gathering to attend. We gather on one driveway with our libations, finger food and folding chairs and as the evening progresses, we slowly move from one driveway to another until it's time to decide what to do next. Geezers need to have mini-celebrations to highlight important days in our lives. One more spring is definitely important.
So let's put on our spring time geezer duds, bring our drinks to the driveway and have a grand old time. Remember, we're all in this together.
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