Ah… it’s been a long, cold, rainy winter here in the Treasure Valley of Idaho. We had snow in December, quite a bit of it, and constant snow in our surrounding foothills and mountains. But here in the Valley, it’s been pretty much snowless since the beginning of the year. But cold. And rainy. And windy. And generally too inclement for me to feel like climbing on the scooter most of the time. (I am a bit of a wimp when it comes to riding in the cold.)

Spring can’t decide if it wants to come this year. A couple week ago, we had a 70-degree sunny day, following weeks in the 30s and 40s. The next day, it was back in the 50s and has since often been in the 40s… and always cloudy and often rainy. Pretty depressing stuff. Yes, I’m whining!

But now and then, the sun has broken through for an hour or two and I’ve hopped on the scoot and ridden to the gym or Walmart or whatever.

Today, though, it’s been gloriously sunny… all day long! It does look like spring around here, with blooming daffodils and forsythia, flowering trees and a general greening up of grass and trees everywhere. It just hasn’t felt much like spring.

Did you ever have one of those days that you feel kind of down? I was having one of those today. Found out my darling daughter has some pretty significant regrets about her wedding day (not the marriage, just the cake she made and the dress she chose)… yes, the darling daughter who is pictured looking totally joyful in the previous post! My heart hurts for her… such is the nature of a mother, I suppose. I counseled her to leave regrets behind and move forward with her wonderful husband and the baby they are expecting this summer. Hopefully, the pregnancy hormones will stabilize and things will look better to her tomorrow.

Then I found out one of my gym acquaintances, who always seems happy and outgoing has been asked for a divorce by her husband of 16 years. Having gone through that myself a couple decades ago, I know how much it hurts. So, also feeling bad for her.

Why am I telling you all this? Well… as a prelude to why I felt moved to hop on my scooter this afternoon! I wanted to feel a little shot of  joy, and riding my scooter never fails to give me that. Had to pick up a prescription and run it over to my mom, who is temporarily staying with her sister. On the way home, I stopped by a local park to check on the level of our Boise River, which is currently in spring flood mode after a major release from our local dam/reservoir over the weekend.

It was just a short jaunt, but enjoyable. And now, I’m back to work.

Please, Spring… come and stay for good. I long for more and longer scooter rides on my beloved Genuine Buddy scooter.