I know it comes back every year, but there’s something special to all the new plant life that I can see out the window.

Heck, even the air today had a particular type of smell, something I can only describe as plant life-y? I used to smell it back home on the prairie. It’s a fresh plant smell coupled with some clean air.

I have a dear Persian friend and their community recently celebrated Nowruz. It’s based on the solar calendar and it occurs too early for the spring flowers here. But…but in the air I can sense the change. Sunlight stays longer, no more snow. It’s coming!