Signs of Spring in South Lake Tahoe

Here in Lake Tahoe, the weather is starting to turn from Winter to Spring and showing signs of days to come. Of course as I say that there is a mighty Pacific storm barreling down on us with hurricane force winds, rain, sleet and snow. The trees are bending this way and that to such alarming angles that you often wonder how they can stay anchored much less intact. But behind that all, underneath last years leaves, the silent awakening of Spring is upon us. Flowers are bursting up from the slowly thawing ground. Grass is sprouting, beckoning to be fertilized, thatched and mowed. The motorcycle calls from the garage waiting to be turned over and roared to life over mountain passes, while the fly rods quiver in their cases waiting for the first deep bend of a temporarily fooled, but ultimately wary trout. The ski resorts have stopped turning their lifts and watch as their white gold begins its journey to fill Lake Tahoe. Meanwhile the locals take solace in another Winter season coming to an end and begin planning the days of Summer ahead. As we sit in this period of limbo, with 65 degree days followed immediately by 35 degree ones and back to 70, we catalog the events that shaped another year of skiing, working and living and look forward to the next round of our lives. The busy Summer season will be here all too quickly. Running from baseball games to meetings, to bbq’s with friends, Summer is a roller coaster that always puts a smile on your face, your stomach occasionally in your throat, and always goes way too fast. And as I again look out my window at the last vestiges of winter, I will remind you that now is the best time to plan your summer portrait sessions when you are visiting the Lake. Because as last season showed, and Spring is proving once again, time moves on, seasons progress, and if you don’t stop and take the time to mark them now, they will be gone before you know it. -R