I was a super huge fan of 10,000 Maniacs in high school, my bff Mare Mare turned me onto them. One of my favorites is the song below. It resounds in my head every time I step outside or think about being outside this time of year because my thoughts are filled with wildflowers and road trips and sun.
I have been eagerly awaiting Spring because here in Buffalo all the daffodils begin to pop up in the parks and along the highways. It reminds me of the wildflowers in Texas; there, the highways are literally blue for long stretches–but it’s fleeting, like the daffodils. As a kid, I was sometimes thrown out of the car to help pick roadside wildflowers or dried pods for my mother’s craft projects–”pull over Pull OVER!” Now, it’s usually me shouting that, but I’m leaping from the car with my camera.

And the main message of that song is of potential and a call to action.  I just think of all the things we have planned for the season and there will be so many opportunities for you to make memories with us and new friendships and little treasures

I love the lyrics, here they are if you want to sing along:
These are the days
These are days you’ll remember
Never before and never since, I promise
Will the whole world be warm as this
And as you feel it,
You’ll know it’s true
That you are blessed and lucky
It’s true that you
Are touched by something
That will grow and bloom in you

These are days that you’ll remember
When May is rushing over you
With desire to be part of the miracles
You see in every hour
You’ll know it’s true
That you are blessed and lucky
It’s true that you are touched
By something that will grow and bloom in you

These are days
These are the days you might fill
With laughter until you break
These days you might feel
A shaft of light
Make its way across your face
And when you do
Then you’ll know how it was meant to be
See the signs and know their meaning
It’s true
Then you’ll know how it was meant to be
Hear the signs and know they’re speaking
To you, to you

p.s. if you want to assist with a project we’re working on–we need specific intel on WNY wildflowers–which are they? and how do we get our grubby paws on a bunch of seeds? I appreciate visuals too.