April 07, 2006
Heralding spring
So there are lots of signs of spring that people look forward to seeing as winter slowly draws to a grey and sodden end. Birds singing gaily, pussywillows and green buds on the trees, crocus and other spring flowers gradually pressing their way upwards from the soil. But I've decided that the absolute sign of spring for me is when the streets are swept. In Norway we don't use salt on the roads to melt the snow and ice and kill all living things... we use gravel and sand. So come springtime, when all the levels of snow and ice finally melt, there's a pretty thick layer of gravel and sand on the roads. When the weather has finally turned warmer, the streets are swept and all the gravel is picked up and put away to be used again next year. It's like spring cleaning for the streets and leaves them nice and soft and clean-looking, and tells me that spring is here to stay : )
Posted by lara at April 7, 2006 01:35 PM
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