A spring in my step

With the arrival of spring's deliciously warm weather and bountiful blooming foliage I feel renewed.

Perhaps because I have a new job lined up, I am also appreciative of the few remaining free weeks before work begins. I have been spending as much time outside as possible and soaking up the freedom of lazy days spent observing life anew and the little pleasures of April.

I have been filling much of my time reading. Currently, I'm engrossed in Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris, Every Day in Tuscany by Frances Mayes and The Definitive Book of Body Language by Allan and Barbara Pease.

So many people I've met rarely pick up a book, and it saddens me to know that the art of reading is slowly dying as young people's attention spans continue to wan and they follow less intellectually rewarding pursuits.

C'est la vie.