My driveway is messy again!

For me, the surest sign of spring is when my driveway is once again full of artistic chalk drawings.

Well, “artistic” might be a bit of a stretch. After all, we are talking about “art” created by preschoolers, who — whenever the weather allows — come by my house and enjoy the simple pleasure of scribbling with chalk. Everywhere.

Every day, just before lunch, my friend Laura rolls by with some little friends, for whom she provides daycare. Some days there may be only four of them, other days more like six or eight. At least two, often three or four, are tucked into a stroller, while the rest toddle alongside. My house is a regular stop on their daily walks, and the kids have come to expect a box of chalk waiting for them when they arrive.

But this winter has been long and snowy and cold, and the messy sidewalks not fit for strollers. I hadn’t seen the daycare caravan for what seemed like forever. But then, on Wednesday, when it was sunny and the temperature his 50 degrees, I got a text: “We’re heading out for a walk. Will you be home?”

I assured Laura that I would, made a cup of coffee and sat out on my porch to watch for them. Sue enough, about twenty minutes later, I saw the advance guard running down the sidewalk towards my house as furiously as their little legs could take them. My knees enjoyed several hugs.

You see the result of their visit. It’s all rather Neo-Expressionistic, but if you look closely, you’ll see moons and flowers and rainbows and some kind of bird. I think.

Next week’s weather is supposed to be spring-like, so I look forward to getting more knee-hugs and my driveway being messed up several more times in the coming days. It just makes my heart happy.

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(posted 3/4/2026)

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