Springtime in Hickory

Hickory in the autumn is one of the great sights that everyone should see at least once. But the springtime show might even be better. The autumn is warm and cozy with reds, yellows, and cuddly sepia-cast tones weaving through the world. The springtime though is gaudy. It is even a little silly, with giggly yellows and whites all over the place, shivering in the too-chilly air.
Lush green grasses and tulip leaves spring out of the rainwater to reach for the dark clouds not that far above, and great bustly winds race like runaway cattle down the streets veering unexpectedly across lawns and grabbing doors that were briefly opened and running away with them. "Hey!" Yell the owners of the doors as they run after them. And tulips and daffodils and crocusus spring out and azaleas and phlox and bradfordville pears bust out. Wow - obviously no planning went into any of this - man, it's totally out of control! And the grass . . . ! Lookout! Here comes MORE grass!