Spring was finally here to stay. The scent of fresh earth blew through town on every breeze as farmers began tilling up the dirt. Carol had no fear of leaving her marigolds out overnight in the planters on Katie"s old porch. The threat of frost was gone. And the biggest wedding of the season was today.
The bride and groom dodged birdseed being flung at them from a gauntlet of friends and family lining the front steps of the church.
Peter and Kate made it down the steps, hand in hand, followed by cheering well-wishers. They stopped at the bottom, Kate brushing seeds from Peter"s always unruly hair.
Students piled out of the church as well, most cheering for "Mr. C." School had been out a week now, and it was a perfect kickoff to summer.
Kate caught John Wells coming her way. She waved,
