2007-03-20 19:16
Bob and I walked downtown today with Scrappy, and ended up
running across one of his acquaintances in front of a persian
restaurant. He was standing outside the place talking to the owner.
Scrappy gets bored standing around with the people when we're out
walking. As Bob said goodbye the Persian guys said, "Happy New Year".I hadn't given a thought to today being the first day of spring until
Bob explained that this is Persian New Year. I learn something new
every day! Getting back home I gave more though to the previous First
Day of Spring things- and compelled me to write.
Before I lived in California, I lived in Erie, PA. Right next to Lake
Erie, wintertime lasts a long, long, very long time. My friend Kenny
was having a party to celebrate the Vernal Equinox. In reality there
had been a recent snowstorm that accumulated 16" of fresh fluffy snow.
A few hours and several drinks into the festivities we came up with a
great party activity idea! Lets get naked! Even better, Let's get
naked and go outside and make naked snow angels!
I'll never forget the feeling of dragging my arms and legs in the
snow in "snow angel" fashion. Those of you who know, we made them
both on our back and front. Naked. In Kenny's side yard.
It was really fun in an odd surreal way being it was Spring. In Erie
PA with "Lake Effect" winter weather things sure didn't appear to be
Spring!