spring

so ok, i guess technically spring has sprung. we've had some gorgeous days scattered throughout the last few weeks. but until the last couple of days, it hadnt hit me. its not real til i see the tulips. every year im surprised how i dont notice the flowers starting to come up until all of a sudden, they're everywhere. and on the one hand, sure i'd like to be one of those people who notices the flower buds pop up and watches the progress as the flowers bloom, yadda yadda yadda. but i have to say, its pretty neat to wake up one day and be blown away by how tons and tons of flowers seem to have popped up overnight.

today i saw a butterfly and it made me think -- why cant we have a swarm of butterflies instead of cicadas. and yes, im sure people are tired of hearing me rant about the stupid cicadas, but its my blog and ill whine if i want to. i mean really. why does it have to be what is surely one of the ugliest, creepiest looking insects that swarms every 17 years? ok ok, itd probably be worse if it were spiders, i guess. but seriously, can i just have a butterfly swarm instead? id even take the ladybug impersonating beetles we had before. they were annoying, but not scary or creepy or ugly. stupid cicadas.