After too long spent indoors, Spring has arrived.Today is the first day of Spring. It doesn’t quite feel like it yet. I’m wearing a wool sweater to keep warm. Outside it is grey and murky. But there are signs that Mother Nature has called time out on Winter and hailed the arrival of Spring.Where only weeks ago I was using my snowblower to keep up with the many, many inches of snow in Cincinnati, now we’re experiencing sporadic warm days where people go running without shirts, children run at playground and pick-up games of soccer form at parks.

In my front yard, there are little flowers fighting their way up from the cold ground, and they give me hope.

Wonder Boy and I have decided that this upcoming Summer will be the “Summer of Fun.” This means that we need to complete any projects we want to get done while it is still Spring. Because once it’s Summer, we’re not working. We’re only having fun. And so we’re making lists and calling contractors and making repairs to our house and yard all in the anticipation of this “Summer of Fun.”

In the meantime, I need to make sure I am appreciating the good weather we do have.

Today I hung wind chimes off my front porch. The bright beads and beautiful Terra Cotta are in sharp contrast with the grey of the sky. But they’re hopeful. They’re screaming, “Hey! It’s about to be warm!”

Wind chimes make the porch feel more like Spring, even if it is cold outside.
I love the colors of these Nouvea Wind Chimes.
The Nouvea Wind Chime fits in perfectly next to my about-to-bloom magnolia tree.

What I love just as much as this little ornament that reminds me of Spring are the flowers shouting at me. The buds forming on my Magnolia tree.

The tiny crocus is the first sign that Spring has arrived.

I still have a while until my garden comes into full bloom, but until then, and long after, I’ll be enjoying my Nouvea Wind Chime from homenyard.com. It’s well-made, beautiful and will remind me every time I leave my front door, even when it’s cold and grey outside, that Spring really is here.


This post is sponsored by Home ‘n Yard. I received the Nouvea Wind Chime as a free sample, but all opinions shared here are my own. If you’re looking for your own symbols of Spring to put in your yard or around your home, check  Home ‘n Yard. They have a great variety of products, including some very cute bird-shaped birdhouses!

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