An Inventory of Spring
* the inspiration for writing this list has come from An Inventory by Jenn Lee, which was our wild writing prompt earlier this week
- warmer days
- warmer nights
- daylight saving begins - my body & mind ambivalent
- puawānanga flowers - we know this only because we find their petals on the ground
- kōwhai flowers - tūī get possessive
- wharariki flowers - tūī seem less concerned this year; maybe there is finally enough to go around
- pukatea, rewarewa, porokaiwhiri & tī flower &, with a jolt, I realise why my friend wears that particular perfume
- kōhūhū flowers & the night air is scented with their delicious, sweet, heady perfume
- sunsets
- mackerel skies
- pīpīwharauroa calls - we breathe a huge sigh of relief to know they've made it home
- sun seems to shine more brightly
- it’s windy & cold
- spring snow falls on the mountain
- bare feet on the grass
- preparing the vege garden, guarding the seedlings
- grass growing again
- delight of ferns & fungi
- pears & apples start to flower - salivating in anticipation
- avocado flower - maybe next year we’ll have a harvest
- soft, new leaves of deciduous trees
- walking to the letterbox, the sound of bees a constant hum in the canopy
- the sound of kererū gently cooing - we stare & stare in to the tree tops to see if we can spot a ‘ridiculously flimsy nest’ & it occurs to me that these reference books we read are a little unkind in their wording
- some days wearing jumpers, other days wearing shorts
- longing for summer, warm oceans & ripe tomatoes
* the inspiration for writing this list has come from An Inventory by Jenn Lee, which was our wild writing prompt earlier this week
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