April never gets the respect that it possibly deserves. It is the month that we usually wipe our feet from the winter slop, but can’t hold our breath just yet. It is the month that teases us with a taste of what lies ahead and then rips our hopes with a kick of a winter’s dread.
April was once the month when we’d head to the ballpark for Opening Day. Greed has moved the first pitch well into March nowadays.
On the flip side, the NCAA Tournament would conclude by March 31st. That is why it is called “March Madness.” Nowadays the nets are cut down well into April.
Most of the time we are done binge watching television programs by April 1st. Nobody wants to stay in and watch TV when there is daylight until seven thirty at night.
I’ve decided to rewatch “Ted Lasso” again. After a long dreary winter filled with war and politics; I am going back to the last television series that left me with that feel good sensation.
I haven’t watched the evening news on a regular basis for some time now. The only highlight lately has been the weather girl’s skirt length. Everything else has been muddled by local teams in last place and dirty politics.
The month has finally arrived to watch the grass turn green. Soon the trees will explode with leaves and the bushes with flowering sensations.
I miss dandelions.
So many lawns are drenched with poison to kill weeds that also sweep out the little yellow treasures.
Kids today don’t have the pleasure of bringing their mommy a bouquet of dandelions from the front yard.
Dandelions, butterflies and lightning bugs have all dwindled away and have been replaced with twenty-four hour news stations.
Yeah!?!?!?
April showers bring May flowers and coincidentally the hard morning winds have just brought raindrops pelting against my bedroom window.
Time to tackle the middle of the week and slide into the first weekend of the month.
I woke up to the news of Val Kilmer passing away.
Don’t worry….. I’ll be your Huckleberry.
