Spring like before

Today, walking through the park near my old high school, I suddenly realized that this is the April day like it used to be a long time ago. We had a very long and cold winter and everybody is fed up with cold, so we bitch about cold and rainy spring. But we are wrong about it being unusually cold, cloudy and rainy. With unbelievable clarity I remember the exact same weather many, many Aprils ago. Partly cloudy days, with sudden rain storms or sunshine bouts. Rather cold. Last few years we got used to really worm weather in early spring and said it was unusual, too warm, not good. Now, we are not happy with this perfectly normal spring weather. Because of that, until today, I have almost missed the beauty of the vividly green, tender, young tree leaves, of the modest spring flowers and merry bird cacophony . Around my house birds are singing like crazy from the sunrise to the sunset. And I love the fresh, earthy smell of the air. Spring, just like it used to be, is here!