Spring at last! Yeah it's still snowy and cold outside, but spring is officially here. For a guy who defies and denies the existence of Winter here in Utah, spring provides a break from the day to day cognitive dissonance brought on by the delusional notion that shorts and barbeque's are normal in the dead of winter.
One of our favorite rites of spring is opening day at the Gardens at Thanksgiving Point. This local treasure tames the monsters inside my head that nearly take over when the sun is scarce and everything outside is pretending to be dead. We enjoy a lunch at the Trellis cafe and a stroll though the still awakening, but still mostly asleep gardens. There is some greenery just poking up through the recently melted permafrost that stimulates the more ancient parts of my thawing brain. Hundreds of thousands of burgeoning Tulips preparing for their big show next month. If you live in Utah, this is something that you ought not to miss.
Here are some shots from this year's first visit in late March 2009
It's not spring up there yet!
Some shots of warmer times at the Gardens...
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