Not Yet Groovin'

Not very long ago,  I complimented my husband on how cheerfully he went off to skiing, regardless of how poor the conditions might have been.    I do have to say that the reverse is not true.   He has not yet gotten into his spring groove.   Ordinarily,  he would get another full month of skiing, and that has him flustered and stuck in his grieving.

While I am (and the rest of the world)   rejoicing in the glorious spring weather,  he is lamenting the loss of winter. He has not yet established his spring routine.  That will eventually include going in to the university to hang out with his cronies there several days a week, and having great conversations and coffee,etc.  It will include cutting the grass a couple of times a week, perhaps. It will probably involve some mulch along the way, much to my chagrin.   But he has not made this transition just yet.

The past couple of days, he has spent 'cleaning up' from the skiing season, washing all his gear, and putting it away to be ready for next time.   I suggested that maybe he ought to go to Utah where all the snow is, but he said he did not want to do that.

Of course, it may well be that this beautiful spring weather is not really a completely 'done deal'.   We could still get winter in April,  which would be a shame.  The ski resorts around here are closed.  Trees are in bloom, a freeze could do terrible damage, so I am hoping that is not true.  Nothing good could come of it.

I suppose it is at this moment of the  year,  when I am thrilled and in my glory with the blossoming season,  when my husband is no longer in his element, that we are most at odds.

We just do not run by the same season!