spring in arkansas

i've said it before.  i'll say it again.

i love spring in arkansas.

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if you've never been to our beautiful state, you probably simply envision barefoot hillbillies.

and honestly, the barefoot part fits this girl.  but i'm pretty sure my love of opera music gets me kicked out of the hillbilly club.

but then again, my dad plays banjo in a bluegrass band and i've been known to pluck the banjo and croon the harmonica.....

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this Razorback state is beautiful year-round, but even more breathtaking in spring.

i've traveled to different parts of the world, and i'm always ready to come back home.  yes, i could do without a lot of the issues our state has...but that's everywhere.

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when i was  a kid, and wildly obsessed with all things LM Montgomery and the kindred spirits that are Anne and Diana, i spent many a spring hour cutting irises and daffodils out of my parents' front yard.  i would leave my windows open constantly.  listening to the whippoorwills, the bobwhites, and inhaling the aromas of spring & summer.

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i just can't begin to tell you how spring stirs my soul.  everything is coming alive.  and no, spring doesn't last long here in the Natural State.  but with summer brings boating on the lake, swimming with the cousins, and very brown skin for all of us.

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so i'll spend as many hours out in the warm sun as possible.  feeling the cool breeze against my sweaty skin.  sipping my unsweet tea with copious amounts of lemon.

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and yes, tomorrow there's a chance of snow in some parts of our state.  that's just how we roll.  don't like the weather?  wait an hour.  it'll change.

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some of you might not have known what i meant when i mentioned red clover in a previous post.  well, this is red clover.

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and it grows wild here.  and it is gorgeous.  just gorgeous.

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{sigh} 

don't you love that?  doesn't it stir your soul?!?!?!

i love spring in arkansas.