Spring is know for blossoming flowers, new life, and beginnings and endings. For many of us, it's quite a busy time of final exams, graduations, and so many end of the school year events. However, peppered in those bustling schedules are some fun times, especially in the South.
I'm convinced that, no matter what the occasion, the South doesn't know how to maintain any chill. So, much like any other cause down here, the arrival of Spring is as much as a celebration as anything else. We just know how to have a great time even in spite the impending heat of summer. Spring is a magical time in south Louisiana, and this girl wouldn't trade it for the world.
1. Spring=Crawfish Season.
Need I say anything more? These special little mudbugs have long been a sign of the arrival of early spring. They bring together crowds like cold watermelon on a hot summer day.
2. Festivals.
If you like being outside in the beautiful 70-80 degree weather, then a festival is calling your name. There is a festival for every interest from the New Orleans Jazz Fest to Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival to Greek Festival in May.
3. Snoballs.
I know they may seem like more of a Summer-food, but have you been to the South in May? When it's not raining, it can get hot. Nothing is more satisfying than a snoball in your hand and sandals on your feet.
4. Spring Nights.
The other night while I was sitting outside with some friends, it actually got a little chilly as the sun went down. It was an absolutely picturesque sunset followed by a clear sky full of stars. To top it off the nice breeze even kept the mosquitoes at bay.
5. Garden Vegetables and Fruits.
If you live in the South, you are bound to know someone with a garden and willing to share their freshly picked bounty.
6. Picnics under shady trees.
Find an old live oak to rest your head for the afternoon and you've, quite literally, got it made in the shade.
7. Wild flowers and blooming trees.
Spring begins the period of time when all of the colorful flowers come out to play filling the world with a blanket of hues. It also begins the time period when magnolia trees, my favorite, start to bloom.
