Yesterday, it went up to 77 degrees outside. I had the windows open and the strong breeze of the day filled our home with the fresh crisp fragrances of spring air and rain. Today is drastically cooler and the windows are shut. I am now rather accutely aware of how stale the air smells in here today. Although I love the butterfly garden scented candles I have lit, the aroma does not compare to how the air smelled yesterday and made me feel invigorated and hopeful. I love spring, just warm weather in general, and yesterday was a reminder that those days are rapidly approaching. The rain yesterday helped to wash away some of the salt and filth accumulated over the winter, so we're making progress out there to more lovely days and open windows and fragrant breezes.