Spring

It's taken me over twenty-one years, but I've finally realised what my favourite season is: it's spring! Summer is certainly carefree, but it can become either boring or overwhelming due to the high expectations (summer jobs, the urge to have as much fun as possible, travelling). In autumn, it's time to say goodbye to carelessness and welcome another academic year into our lives. I soon start to miss being bored and overwhelmed with fun. The wind gets too strong, it's uncomfortably cold, but I refuse to start wearing winter sweaters. A moment later, the cold wind gets colder, the air in my hometown is polluted and the fog is everywhere. When I go to class (always in trousers, and I hate wearing trousers), I miss the only three rays of sunshine that come once a week, if we're lucky. Christmas is nice and my favourite holiday, I love snow and skiing and everything that goes with it, but at the end of the day (which is at three in the afternoon, according to the sunset) there is a bitter taste and seasonal depression sets in.

But then, at the end of March, the first flowers of spring appear. When I leave the house, I'm expecting a cold snap, but it's surprisingly warm. The wind isn't unpleasant at all, it just makes women look like fairies, blowing our hair and skirts and coats around and suddenly everyone and everything looks like we're all floating in water and nothing is still. Lovers aren't speared by thick layers of chloting, they can easily dive into each other's arms and soak in the smells of their loved ones. The melancholic songs don't feel so depressing anymore, it's the hiking season and running doesn't feel like a chore anymore so I can enjoy it from the first second. It's time for picnics by the river, lying on the grass in the park for hours. I don't mind cooking lunch for most of Saturday mornings, knowing that the family will gather in the garden and we'll eat outside in the sunshine. At some point in April it starts to feel like there are twice as many people in the city in the best possible way, and finally the days get longer and my body doesn't feel like it's time to go to bed at five. 

Happy spring, everyone!