Spring in the country

If you live in the city, you owe it to yourself to plan a weekend away in the country. Spring isn't just another page on the calendar. A country spring is baby geese on the pond, rampant irises blooming on every bank, and fresh green leaves on every tree.

I love to smell spring! The moist earth when I garden, the bold scent of climbing roses, the honey suckle smell on the breeze make me pause.

Spring is also about the sounds. The courting bullfrogs bellow. Mocking birds serenade you. Did you know that babbling brooks really babble? Listen closely and they might even speak to you. The kittens are mewing in the barn. The breeze rattles the trees. Spring is never quiet.

There are just a few more weeks before the heat of summer dries the grasses and the cicadas chirps replace the bullfrogs moans. Don't miss spring in the country this year.