April in Paris

April is the hush before the bloom, the whisper of rain on new grass. It is the breath of warmth after winter’s last sigh. A month of beginnings, tender and bright.

Born in April

To be born in April is to carry the wild heart of spring—restless, radiant, forever unfurling.

Birth Flower: Daisy & Sweet Pea — Innocence and bliss, a quiet joy unfolding like petals in the sun.

Birth Tree: Rowan & Maple — Protection and wisdom, a bridge between the earth and the unseen.

Birth Stone: Diamond — Light captured in stone, clarity woven into fire.

April is actually my birth month, and for that reason alone, it used to be my favorite month growing up. Now, it’s still my favorite—but I notice more reasons why. The hard shifts of March are usually behind, and it’s finally spring. You can feel it in the air rather than just see it on the calendar.

The rhythm—and how quickly nature shifts and rebirths itself—amazes me and leaves me in awe. One day, there are no leaves on the trees; a few days later, you start to notice little buds, and soon after that, it’s as if winter never happened. The trees are suddenly full of blooms and tender baby leaves. The little parks are dressed in carpets of daisies, and the sun gets warmer each day, inviting you to shed your coat, turn your face to the sky with your eyes closed, and simply soak. Soak in the warmth, the energy, the replenishment, the scents.

You walk around wondering, Where is that amazing scent coming from? Is it this bush with tiny white bouquets? Or that yellow one over there? And I can never quite figure out which plant smells like tea…

Every day, the trees and flowers make me happy. And of course, there’s the symbolism to reflect on: after any cold, hard, drawn-out season, we can always expect brighter, warmer, more colorful days to come.

But that’s not even what makes me happiest in spring. It’s the colors. The scents. The sun. The same things that made little me happy, long before I thought about symbolism—well, those and my birthday.

Thank you for being here, I’ll see you on the next one.