Hope Springs Eternal

 

I can summarize the arrival of spring on a farm in one short word: hope.

All things are possible in springtime. Each plant rising from its cold brown blanket of soil is a promise of good things to come. 

All doubts and disappointments are behind us, and we are cuddled in a warm fog of optimism.  

Crack open your window; breathe deeply. Let in a little hope.

It’s a feeling shared by the family of a new born baby, or (some portion of) guests at a wedding.