Now It’s Really Spring!

Image created by author from Canva’s stock photos

In Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, we are blessed with four distinct seasons, and observing the changes from one season to another is a ritual for me. It strengthens my connection with Nature, one of the four essential connections of the Heartspoken Life.

I do mark the Spring Equinox, but for me, Spring really starts when I’ve finished two annual tasks — one I hate and one I love: cleaning my seed birdfeeders before I put them away for the summer and putting out my hummingbird feeders to greet the first Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds that arrive from Central America.

I pair these tasks because the happy anticipation of my hummingbirds takes the drudgery out of scrubbing feeders. I learned this pairing trick from Gretchen Rubin’s wonderful book Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of our Everyday Lives.

My tasks are done. Spring has begun.

What signals the beginning of Spring for you?