How Green Is My Valley? 2014-W16

Nothing like a week of moderately warm temperatures (and a lot of raking) to turn grass from a brownish winter dormancy into a lush green carpet.  Suddenly, the crocuses bloomed, the daffodils are trying, and trees are budding out.  Where are the dandelions amongst the new burst of color, one wonders.

Speaking of color, compared to other mammal species we primates have better color vision.  Although ours is not as good as most birds and bugs so we shouldn't get too high and mighty.  Allegedly, the color we see "best" is green...  makes sense.  If you are a monkey swinging through trees it is probably helpful to distinguish a leafy branch from a slightly different green tree snake.  But back to spring.

Besides being warm all the way through to my bone marrow, the thing I like best about spring is all of the different shades of green we get to enjoy.   I love how the greens of spring as so vital and fresh looking.  By mid-July, they will seem tired and lackluster as we echo complaints about the heat (sometimes) and especially the gawdawful humidity.  So make the most of spring green while you can!

As for the title of this post, it's a trick question.  I live in Illinois, the 2nd flattest state in the nation, and we understand the concept of "valley" even if we have to travel to another state to see one.  But my flat rectangle of a yard is gloriously green and that inspired the primary color for the latest plaid.  Y'all come back, and Happy Easter!

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