Today the weather here is absolutely wonderful. It could be a bit warmer I guess but the sun is shining, there aren’t too many clouds in the sky and it makes you really feel that spring is just around the corner. I know it’s much too soon to begin thinking that the winter could indeed be over already here in Germany…but a girl can dream, right?
I took advantage of the weather and decided to go run some errands and while I was driving, I actually realized it was so warm in the truck that I could open a window and/or my air flaps in front. This is the first time this year that I’ve been able to do that. I didn’t really think about this much last year, perhaps because spring & summer really crept up on us and didn’t want to stick around for long periods of time. But I’m thinking to myself now that this will probably become a new ritual for me – welcoming spring with the flaps down. Noticing that first day of the year when you can finally go outside without a jacket on and not freeze in place.
Weather forecasts say that next week it’s supposed to be rather chilly again but that the sun should be showing itself a bit more. I am really looking forward to that since it’s a real rarity during the winters here. As every day grows a bit longer, I am so thankful since I really need the sun to sort of recharge myself. When you’re sitting in an office all day and can only look out the window to grey skies, it’s not exactly motivating. Of course, the first really nice, warm day of the year isn’t going to be very motivating for inside work either but that’s another story.
Our climbing partner, Jenny, is coming over again and we can hopefully make some firm decisions then about what we’ll be doing over the Easter holiday this year. We’re starting to run out of time as far as planning goes but there’s been so many other things going on for all of us that now is really the best time to start thinking about it. We’re not really certain we’ll be able to camp yet in Locarno or Italy since it may be a bit cold still…and finding an apartment or cottage to rent with a 100 pound dog – well, it will be interesting.
