We plantophiles don’t have many holidays to hype besides Palm Sunday (which is actually a plant burning holiday, oops) so we’re thrilled to announce, TOMORROW IS THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING! Can you believe it? Well, not really: Coloradans are still measuring heavy snow by the Coors Lite after #Snowpocalypse2021, and other temperate zone dwellers were mauled by meteorological March madness, which happens when warm, humid air clashes with lingering cold.
Guess we’re still living in uncertain times weatherwise, which means obsessing over what outerwear is sufficient — or contains multitudes like outdoor house shoes or biodegradable masks that grow flowers. Either way, a change of wardrobe without another year of pandemic looming is starting to make us feel hopeful. Maybe we’ll actually use our terracotta planters instead of grinding them to dust.
What else is giving us life? More signs of normalcy, even if we’re not ready to participate. Movie theaters in LA opened, so we’ll be keeping an eye out for an actual premiere of Peter Rabbit 2 the only garden movie with a sequel; vaccinated vacas are gearing up for cowcella; New Yorkers have started coming out of their shells in their special way; kids are now free to have a mall meltdown on the Easter bunny’s lap; and more and more schools are shifting to in-person learning, where gardening electives keep students safe and sane while their anxious parents spend thousands for outdoor anxiety therapy.
Second stimulus checks are coming, so we’re also feeling confident about an upswing in the (bird) housing market. Vacancies will fill up quickly with the waxing of the Worm Moon — which takes its colorful name from all of the excrement that gushes from the thawed earth, signalling a smorgasbord for robins. Native American tribes also called this the Full Crow Moon, heralded by all the cawing you’ll hear.
Avians and Taylor Swift are singing in tune with Mama Nae, and it inspired us to make our own playlistwith everything springy (sans Springsteen, sorry). What makes uswant to belt one out for the chirp seats? Studies show that our craniums gets crunk on spring, so if you have a higher tolerance to [insert numbing agent of choice] after February, we encourage you to get outside and coax this completely natural high. Check it out:
“A landmark 2016 study by the National Academy of Sciences found a ‘complex impact of season on human function.’ For tasks involving working memory, performance was the highest in spring and the lowest in fall.”
And get out more, wherever you are. WINTER IS OVER!
Spring tidings,
Aerate