Spring Bucket List Ideas

 

It snowed at our house yesterday. I rather hope it was getting in one last hurrah, because today…we welcome spring. We welcome it with joy, open arms, and if we’re anywhere near a Dairy Queen, a free ice cream cone! (That realistically won’t happen, but a girl can dream!)

            But in the spirit of welcoming a new season, I thought it would be fun to do a little bucket-list dreaming for these next couple of months. What would we love to do with our spring if time permits?

1.       Put the bird feeders back outside. At the moment, we only have hummingbird feeders, but I have missed seeing them on their little hooks in the yard. We’ll wait until it gets a little warmer, but I am excited to see signs of outdoor life popping up around the house again, and this will be one of those signs!

2.       Go on a hike. We have some trails close to here that we haven’t traversed since the fall. It would be fun to take Lexi and head out on some explorations!

3.       Sunset coffee on the patio. We did have dinner outside on the patio one night last week. Now to have coffee in the rockers by the fire pit….

4.       Have a garage sale. It’s happening again this year! I didn’t know if we would have one, but we are, and I’m looking forward to it! (It’s possible I’m also looking forward to shopping at a few…)

5.       Final garden plans! I’ve been working on my garden plans all winter, but it’s time to finalize the plans and even buy the plants! (And not just the vegetable garden, but the flower garden too.)

6.       Open the windows. Did you know that Lexi is completely offended by opening windows? She doesn’t mind them once they are open, but something about the actual process of opening them is completely unacceptable. She barks ferociously. Guess what? I’m still going to open them.

7.       Go to the botanical garden. I don’t foresee this one actually happening, because I’m not sure when we would have time to do it, but I do love the botanical garden in Fort Wayne. We went a few years ago on our 100^th monthiversary, and I’d love to go back.

8.       Go for ice cream. I’ve been stalking the social media for my favorite ice cream place, hoping they’ll announce they’re opening. It’s been a long winter without them.

9.       Lemon dessert! I feel like spring has truly arrived when lemon bars or lemon cookies or lemon bread – or lemon something comes out of the oven. It’s a rite of passage, isn’t it?

10.   Solar eclipse fun! Our area is supposed to be prime viewing…and I think I’ll participate in the fun!

We’ll see how many of the items we get to check off the list. In the meantime…any items on your spring list?