Random Thoughts about April

In many areas of the United States, the month of April is a confirmation that spring is trying to settle in and display all of its beauty.  Such is the case in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area, the region where I live.  The famous Cherry Blossoms are in bloom, as are apple blossoms, jonquils, tulips, chrysanthemums, and other colorful flowers of the season. The grass is verdant again, and leaves on the area's myriad trees are budding green.  The air seems fresh as it alternates between cool and crisp on some days, and mild and not-so-crisp on others.

April seems to say that good things are still possible for this troubled world as well as for people's individual lives.  April tries to take care of the environment with its rains and breezes and its renewal of all of Earth's creatures. Not only is April a renewal month and a poster month for the environment, April is also, as most people know, a big month for travel.

In Aprils past, I've traveled to California, Florida, and New York, among other places. Thinking of April travel destinations reminds me of songs like "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" and "April in Paris."  I've never been to Paris in April.  But some of my friends are in the City of Light right now.  While they're in Paris, I'll be "in the shed" working on my book projects.  However, I'll be thinking about them whenever I think of the song "April in Paris," and whenever I have my own memories of Paris in mind.