Around Brimfield: Spring has sprung, the Bread Oven is looking spiffy, and there’s plenty of fun to look forward to

Upon waking early last week, the sound of birds chirping reminded me that, indeed, spring had arrived. On a few rare days a strange bright orb appeared in the sky and warmed the earth, if only for a few hours. Yellow daffodils and deep purple crocuses brightened the dreariness of March and gave us hope that April was on the horizon.

The reality of living in Ohio in the springtime hit a few days later when I was reminded that we can get all four seasons in one day. Trees were downed, blocking passage on many streets. The entire side of All Pro Sports on state Route 43 was blown completely over, and many were without electricity. Anne Bradstreet, a prominent poet from the 1600s, wrote, “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” Most, if not all of us, had a “taste of adversity” during last week’s storms, but this is Ohio, and if you don’t like the weather, wait 10 minutes, and it will change.