Wanderlust
The weather has been shifting between Winter and Spring lately and the need for change in present in both myself and my children. Every year around this time I get a deep desire to wander, to move furniture, to deep clean things that aren't even dirty, to purge the old and bask in the new. Every day I meander around the yard and observe the changes. Tiny leaves emerging from the trees, weeds poking up all around, camellias blooming. I count the blossoms on the fruit trees and notice that nearly all the citrus is gone. As I walk I am reminded of the variety of Spring bulbs that grace our yard with their different colors and smells. Flowers of Spring are quick to blossom and quick to wilt, but I wait anxiously for their show each year. This is the time of year that I want to sell it all and move into a tiny house in the woods. To dig my hands into the cool soil and to feel the sun on my bare skin. I notice that Caches especially is feeling this Spring energy. He spent th