Can we get enough of spring?

Went for a walk in the Vondelpark this morning, a beautiful Easter Sunday morning full of spring. I had always been taken by how exuberant Europeans were when the weather turned for the better. I guess I truly understand it now – after the long winter, and the dark days with weak sunlight, the spring feels so full of wonder. I know understand that urge just to be outside, to soak up the bursting energy of the new season.

Even in the city the signals from nature are so strong – the budding trees, the flowers, the change in the air. And here in Amsterdam, it is the birds – the ducklings, goslings, moor hen chicks and occasionally the cygnets.

Of course, the spring theme in this blog may be becoming a bit repetitive – sorry about that! Guess I have acclimatised just a bit too much. And I was picked up on a recent posting by my friend Missy M, a fellow Aussie, who wrote to me saying ‘what’s with the long warm summer – what about hot?’. She is right of course, although this is Amsterdam…

Shane