I went for a walk around the property over lunch and I wanted to jump around shouting "Spring Is Here! Spring is HERE!" but I felt like I would jinx everything if I did that and a sudden nor'easter would descend and drown me in snow.
Instead I watched the mockingbirds and bluejays hop from tree to tree as I walked. The property managers at the Franklin Mint really have let this place go and Mother Nature is quickly reclaiming the parking lot at the wood's edge. Vines and thorn bushes are breaking apart the concrete and a tree fell not too long ago covering a large swath of the lot with it's branches. One day I imagine I will come out and find woodland nymphs and fairies painting lillies and roses on the guard rail.
It's so beautiful outside. I had such a good walk. I don't want to be inside at all.
While I was walking, I thought about my grocery shopping expedition yesterday and I realized that I bought way too much lunch meat. I've got 4 lbs of turkey, ham, and salami waiting for me in the refrigerator. How am I going to eat all that? I guess I did let my hunger get the best of me after all.
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