Weekly creativity challenge 3

Alright, uhm, listen up, folks. First off, thanks to everyone who cast their votes in last week's weekly creativity challenge. Now, here’s your next prompt:

- breathe, exhale, browse, bloom, awaken, discover, notice

Spring

within you and all around you🙂

Use whatever medium you want—voice, writing, art, or whatever else strikes your fancy. No context required. Some people live for spring, some can't stand it; every season has its ups and downs.

Submissions are open until Friday, March 5th at 11:59 PM, followed by voting which runs through Sunday, March 7th at 8:00 PM.

The rules are easy: one user, one post, one vote. The winner gets to pick the next weekly creativity challenge.

Have fun with it. 🎉

I really can't be bothered to write some poem about spring. I'm no Hemingway, especially since I didn't realize I needed to start a new thread back when the intro girl was acting up... three March storms, better to get bitten by a snake than scorched by the March sunlight, May buds, when everything blooms and all that... honestly, I don't even feel like waking up spring during this autumn phase of my life. Better to just wait for summer... maybe something will actually stir then. Actually, I had
this whole story about spring planned. It was dedicated to my nurses at the local diner. About kids in some small town running out into the spring after a long winter toward endless freedom, and a boy who finds a wounded robin. But I didn't save it anywhere... or as they say, I didn't "save" it. Maybe it's still in my head, but you guys haven't earned it... not that you aren't good people. You're all genuinely good people, but you haven't earned it given the circumstances... and we all know it's not about who's at fault, it's just how things go. You should ask Cruella from the Red Cross if she remembers that story about the robin and if it made her tear up back then... the intro girl says just write whatever pops into your head. The only thing popping into mine right now is: "let's play spring." "Okay, but how do you play that?" "Easy. I screw you and you bloom."
Do we have a spring story that Maria Wright62 would actually vote for? We do... we just need a title:
Springtime according to a self-deprecating jerk...

A resurrection?
Budding?
Starting over from scratch—every single year? 😁

I wonder what springtime would actually feel like on Jupiter or Mars.

A frantic spring

Spring decided to mock winter
The sunlight bleached out the darkness

Sunglasses gave the winter cap the finger
High altitude everywhere on the earth map

A breeze stirred up a northern wind on its rounds
The south tucked the storm away in a closet

Boots and leggings have officially surrendered
Short skirts are making their rounds on the streets

Night gave up an hour of itself
Opening the door to a longer day

Chatter has started up again on the patios
Spring is here—or so Vakula claims!

Walking on green grass,
Intoxicated by the scent of flowers,
Soaked in the salt air of the sea.
The seagulls remind us that the ocean surrounds us.
That cold, blue, vast expanse shows us just how powerful its gentleness can be.
Spring finally pulls us away from the dark winter, the rain, and storm.
Guided by rays of sunlight along a quiet path,
Like sunflowers turning toward the light.
From the corner near the lighthouse, the joyful song of a happy musician echoes.
James, with his red nose and red hair, greets us loudly while he plays.
A seagull brazenly eyes the food,
Bees decide together which tree to visit,
And children laugh out loud…

Bravo, even Betty Long67 is playing games with us now.👋

hiddenmarlin14, I actually asked you something.

Hey Megan Gray4 😁
Just having a little fun

Betty Long67 said:Hey Megan Gray4,😁
Just having a little fun.

That’s the way to do it; I’ll chime in soon too. We vote this weekend. The weekly creativity challenge is about tackling chores, but there’s a certain charm to it. No tension here—just good jokes and good company.🎉

empty and full

Just like always, I’ll be keeping things strictly objective when it comes to voting.

endorphin spring

Screw up

The dawn broke on a beautiful, sunny day.
Like any other morning, I rolled out of bed wrapped tight in my cashmere blanket and duvet.
For a split second, I thought something felt off. I pulled up the blinds, and then—boom.
A flash of light.
The sunlight finally hit! About time!
I scrambled to kick all that bedding off. I tossed the duvet aside once, maybe twice, and bolted outside.
I sat on a bench drenched in sunlight, sipping my coffee. I was just sitting there thinking about how great it would be if it had finally arrived. I didn't dare say out loud what "it" was, but man, I was happy to feel the warmth.
I couldn't wait for the next morning.
Everything played out the exact same way, except this time I wasn't under a cashmere duvet.
I opened the blinds and—flash!
Tossed the covers once, maybe twice, and rushed out.
And that's where I messed up. I said it out loud.
Spring is here!🤦

Spring is here, apparently . New and all that seasonal fluff... but for me, spring doesn't actually start until I finish my spring , which I absolutely loathe. How is it possible that every winter I accumulate enough junk that requires scrubbing, polishing, and dusting until the house shines and I am ? Finally, I can grab my and head to Central Park to find some actual spring. There I am, kneeling in the grass, focusing on , when some young dad asks, "Ma'am, are those ?" I was genuinely ! "No, young man, those are Saffron!" Then a young mother chimed in proudly, making sure everyone knew she could tell her spring flowers apart. I thought to myself, "Clearly, she hasn't spent much time walking outdoors this season." I just hope the kid in that stroller doesn't grow up to ask my great-grandchild if they're looking at a tree or a flower in Central Park. Mom, honestly, what did you fail to teach your son about high altitude?
THEY ARE PROTECTED SPECIES!

Look, I envisioned this as a photo essay, but on a computer, it just looks like a bunch of links 🙂
. However, if you view it on a phone without logging in, everything displays perfectly 🎉
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Come on, just two more entries and we can cast our two votes!
Where is that sweet kid? We need his critical eye and his voting power. 😁

Megan Gray4's level of passion and commitment regarding this topic (and challenges in general) is honestly unmatched... I swear, if she doesn't inspire me to build a clone just to write something halfway decent about spring... imagine that, kneeling in the grass at Central Park... her comment really should have been left for the voting phase, but I guess I just couldn't help myself hahaha

Saffron, my knees are giving me hell today, just like yours 😂
Word on the street is that hiddenmarlin14 is about to start whistling 🙂

Megan Gray4 said:Come on, just two more entries and we can vote with two points!
Where’s that sweet kid? We need his critical input and voting power. 😁

Looks like we're voting with zero points 😁 since the busy one forgot about the poll. 🤣