-Gloriously brave and sunshine-y daffodils standing tall despite the chill that's lingering in the air
-White, purple, and yellow crocuses hinting at the beginning of a new season
-Magnificent magnolia trees with bulbous beautiful pink and white blooms that never stay long enough
-Tulips poking their strong stalks out of the ground and holding their colorful heads up high
-the internal debate of when is too early to wear shorts
-that panic of "crap, did I miss that conference deadline already?"
-wondering when the pollen count will be high enough to make your sinuses fill--(soon, very soon)
-trips to Northern Europe to watch it all again from the beginning
I love the renewal that Spring brings with it, and a trip back to my fieldsite is just what I needed to be re-energized to dive back into the drudgery of finishing up this dissertation.
Greetings from Berlin!