Spring in Alaska is...
- The day of the vernal equinox.
- The day the first rock sandpiper arrives in town.
- The day that your
favorite restaurant opens for the season.
- The day the sun rises in the east
and sets in the west, instead of whatever weird alternate schedule it’s been
following since November.
- The first day
when you can actually see grass in your yard.
- The first day that the grass actually looks green.
- The day you drain the
antifreeze out of the water system on your boat/RV/vacation home.
- The day the humpback whales return from
Hawaii.
- The day your neighbor returns
from Hawaii.
- The day you can smell the
dog poop melting out of snow on the waterfront.
- The day you take the studded tires off of
the car.
- The day when ice is no longer
filling in all the potholes on the road to the dump.
- The day you can see the yellow parking lines
in the Safeway parking lot.
- The day a
motorhome camps at the campground.
- The
day a tent camper camps at the campground.
- The first day that the bears raid trash cans on Dora Way.
- The day the first cruise ship arrives in
port.
- The first day of salmon-fishing season.
- The day you realize its been a
week since you had to scrape ice off of your car.
- The day you walk outside without a coat and
don’t regret the decision.
- The day you
want to eat ice cream.
- The day you run
into a seasonal worker who’s gotten back into town.
- The day you spot your first group of
tourists.
- The day you see a leaf
sprouting on a cottonwood tree.
- The day
you decide that the skis should probably go back in the garage.
- The day you grill outside.
