Now that I am not living near the Lake, Spring looks different to me. There's a clarity and calm of witnessing spring through the lake ice melt. The waters are so crisp and clean and embody the word "renewal". I miss that visual and feeling connection. Sure, the leaves bursting forth on the trees and the tulips reaching towards the sky are enjoyable signs of Spring, but they do not bring the depth of the waters effect to me...
I know it is now Spring in Okoboji. A month of the calm before the storm of summer...
