Change. Sometimes I’m better at accepting and welcoming it than at other times but it’s inevitable either way.

I neglected to post two weeks ago and decided it was fine. Sometimes it’s better to say nothing, observe things, let go and watch change happen.

Driving down the mountain today was interesting for me. My face hurt from smiling crazily and wanting to jump with joy. There were tiny green leaves on the trees and flowers beginning to bloom while some were already in full bloom. It all made me so happy. At one section of the drive I rounded a corner and the mountains in the distance came into clear view. Above them and hanging low were the clouds I suspect left some fresh snow there. Further down I could see some snow still covering the ground. And further down those same mountains? Beautiful pink blossoms. Winter met spring.

Change was in town too and I don’t mean all the other beautiful flowers I saw on the way or even the fields of rich dark freshly plowed soil in fields ready to be filled with water before being planted with rice seedlings. I mean that there were so many vehicles at the shopping mall. Looks like everybody and their neighbours were out today. But thankfully everyone was wearing a mask. The place was never empty before but it did seem today like pre-pandemic crowds.

There were more changes too. I noticed an EV quick charging station. While it may not be new, I may have only just noticed it there. One of the stores I like have changed to only one cashier. The entire section where the others used to be has been converted to machine check out stations. Thankfully, when I was next in line I got directed to the kind cashier lady. My brain was still frozen at the change so I was not ready to interact with a machine.

The drive home was fine. I took in the blossoms and smiled a bit. The higher I climbed the less I saw but in a few days or weeks, change will get to this mountain too, I’m already seeing tiny bits of evidence. Sure, I may end up sneezing a time or two and definitely end up with way too many photos, but I’m willing to step forward and meet this change that’s in the air.