The First Day of May...

Today is the first day of May, 2008. And what a magical month May is!  It has a definite feel, much like October and December.  Too many months simply occupy space, coming and going with little to say.  But May is special.

May feels like sunshine.  And vacation.  And preparing for school to be over.  And the first glimpses of the beach.  And sumer romance.  And music festivals outdoors.  And frisbee in the park.  And weddings.

May feels good.  Even in a place like Aspen, where May tends to be muddy, it is magical.  Everyone is in shorts.  People are tuning their bicycles and stowing their skis. The season is over and trips and vacation are around the corner.  I loved May in the mountains.  The sky was so blue and the weather was so welcome.  The cold is finally pushed away.  Highs in the 70's and low 80's.  Air so clean and pure it all but made you high.  What a glorious month.

Everything seems possible in May.  And everyone seems excited in May.  The last of the pollen has been washed away.  All the trees have bloomed.  Everywhere you look is green and lush.  All the bad things seemed to have gone the way of the cold.  To Australia!  Let them have our problems down under.  For we have May.  We have spring.  And we are going to love every blessed moment of it..........