Visual of Spring in Bloomington, Indiana

For those of you not familiar with our area, spring is a gorgeous time. The Bloomington campus of Indiana University is filled with stacked stone planters of tulips and pansies, streets lined with Bradford Pear trees, and downtown the season starts for our infamous local farmer's market. The Bloomington Farmer's Market has been a staple in my life ever since I used to go with my grandmother to get honey sticks to chew on, green beans to snap for dinner and fresh sweet corn for our Sunday meal. The colors of all the fruits and vegetables and smells of ripe peaches are still fresh in my mind from last year. Also in bloom are magnolia trees, dogwoods and redbuds. The golf course at Eagle Pointe Resort on Lake Monroe in Bloomington is green and awaiting golfers both amateur and pro.  Lake Monroe and Lake Lemon have started to see boaters take advantage of our recent change of mild climate. The roads and recreation trails have also have picked up bicycle traffic as cyclists are preparing for summer. It truly is a special season and a great lead into summer. -Amanda Chitwood, REALTOR(c) in Bloomington, Indiana