Sprung

Got my first river run of the season in today.  I did something I don't normally do on an outdoor run.  I had headphones on, a habit I picked up treadmill running.  I regretted it.  I took them out for my cool down walk home and was instantly in awe of the explosion of life and sound spring brought.  Dry leaves skittering across ice, spring melt dripping from trees, runnning a soft chaotic timpani orchestra in the storm drains, a Manhattan traffic jam of geese honking, gulls squawking, crows screeching.  The soft hush of wind rattling budding branches and the steady metronome of my footfalls giving a pulse to my breathing.