random thoughts – Day 1,492 – (Wednesday) –springing to life

Jack Kerouac Park in the morning.

Work was good. Taking the long route from the garage to the office by Jack Kerouac Park was a pretty sight, as the place is springing to life. 

Pink flowering trees lined the far side of the park, and closer to the street, tendrils hung from the trees that are beginning to turn green.  Under a sunny blue morning sky, the park looked great. 

There was a noontime walk on my calendar, planned weeks ago and rescheduled at least once, with a colleague from finance. We made a loop past the new high school building and around the back of the Tsongas Center before weaving our way through the construction sheeting turning Lucy Larcom Park into an obstacle course. 

Trees over by the Tsongas Center.

It was a time of fresh air and more trees which have recently exploded with blossoms of white and pink. It was rejuvenating to be outside in the sunshine fresh air, and flowers. It seems we may have moved beyond mud season and suddenly it’s a proper, flowery spring. 

We chatted about the weather and how it's nice to feel alive again after the wet and dreary fall and winter. The sunshine makes such a big difference in my mood and is way less expensive than therapy. 

The workday was followed by a gathering for “Wine Down Wednesday” at Fuse Bistro near work. A colleague had previously sent an Outlook invitation, basically the office equivalent of shining the bat signal into the Gotham City sky, and several of us responded, gathering at the bar for adult beverages. 

Represented in our group beverages were a chocolate martini, Aperol Spritz, an IPA, a peanut butter porter, and several others to which I forgot to pay attention. It was fun being together outside work and talking about vacations (recently taken and on the horizon), crappy neighbors (seems everyone has at least one), sports (soccer, football, hockey, and roller derby), and all sorts of other topics completely unrelated to work. Five stars. Highly recommend.