The Downside of Spring
I've been wanting to participate in the Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenges, so here I go for my first try. This week's challenge is to "in 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that is a snapshot of spring.
The Downside of Spring
Julia and her neighbor, Mae, were talking outside over the hum of a nearby lawnmower and the flurry of birds and squirrels on their evening hunts.
Mae plucked a pink blossom off her crab apple tree. “I love spring,” she said.
Julia shook her head. "I used to. Now, I’d trade color for calm. Spring is too busy—in winter and summer things are more settled and relaxed. Even fall is cozy. But spring is too much work."
Mae shrugged. "The grass is always greener on the other side."
"No," said Julia, "the grass needs to be mowed."
