After all the snow we had a week ago, the last couple days have been fantastic! Today it was sunny, no wind, 50 degrees. Finished my chores and went for a walk by the river. Just got that spring feeling, you know what I mean? That early spring tease, just a hint of what is to come… you could almost forget that by tomorrow we could be right back into winter with snow, 30 mph winds, and temps in the 20’s. It won’t really be spring for weeks.
But today, it was a glorious, no coat kind of day. Nothing else to do but open the third garage bay and see if the toy car still wants to play. Yup. Despite a couple months’ layer of dust, the ‘56 fired right up. Backed her out onto the drive, wiped off enough dust so it didn’t look like I found it in a barn, and took her up for some fresh gas and a four-pack of air.
“Nice car mister.”
Took a little longer getting home than I might have in one of the other vehicles. Over the freeway… it’s backed up like that at 4pm? Wow, everybody had a touch of spring fever today I guess. Turn right again, into the sun, and slow cruise west a couple miles, before turning back over the freeway. Through downtown, past the barber shop and the post office, just enjoying the old car and the small town on a sunny day.
Honk honk. Wave back and smile. It’s hard not to grin too big on a day like today. Window down, arm on the seat. Wish my sweetie was with me for this one. Well, there’ll be a lot of days… maybe if the weather doesn’t break down too badly I can talk her into going to the Westside for some fingersteaks? Nothing better than going cruising on a sunny evening, just me and my sweetie, driving into town for some fingersteaks. Such a gift.
Car’s running good, the sun was out today, and I’m ready for spring.
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