Spring!

I've always said Autumn is my favorite time of year, but this week I have found a new appreciation for Spring.
I am LOVING it!

Spotting the first blush of wildflowers along the highway.
Watching the crepe myrtles coming into bloom in my neighborhood.
Seeing the bright green of new buds and leaves on the bushes and trees. The crisp, cool mornings evolving into afternoons of sunshine warming my skin.

Spring, please stick around a while...I want to get to know you better before Summer takes over.

And THIS.

Y'all.

THIS song made my heart swell the first time I heard it. (This is the actual performance I saw before I sought out more.) And my love for it has grown over the last several weeks, blooming into a "Green Garden." If you haven't acquainted yourself with Laura Mvula yet, do yourself a favor and listen to this. I hope you love it like I do. If not, we'll still be friends. I just may look at you a little differently.

For those of you in town for SXSW, I would highly recommend checking her out.  I will be jealous of you, sure.  But ultimately, I'll be picking your brain to see what you thought.  I'm certain you'll be thanking me for the introduction.  I am that confident.

Enjoy the spring sunshine, too.  Pretty soon we'll be baking in the heat of Summer...and I'm not quite ready for that.