Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Signs of Spring

Here's a question....what are your favorite signs of Spring? Honestly, what do you first notice about the season change?

For me, it used to be the trees budding. I love the thought of a tree lying dormant for a whole season...looking lifeless...and then all of a sudden you notice tiny buds. Sure enough there was life inside. I love it! I remember riding the 57 to work, staring at the trees, looking for signs of life.

Well, the signs of the season change is different here in L.A. The land of perpetual Spring. But I did notice a not-so-subtle difference recently.

The mountains are disappearing. I'm not exaggerating. A whole mountain gone. Some days, I can't even see a trace of existance! Is it haze? Pollution? I heard something about a 'marine layer'. Oh well, Spring is here and that's reason enough to celebrate, mountain or not!