Spring to life

We’re hitting a milestone today. You won’t find it mentioned on the news or on any website. You won’t find any other bloggers writing about it either. The milestone: The end of February and winter soon saying goodbye!

Oh, yes, a big milestone. We don’t have long now until daffodils, tulips, and other spring flowers start to emerge from their winter’s rest. Heck temperatures in New York City today are expected to hit the 50s, Washington D.C. as high as 60.

Oh, the damn groundhog — the same furry rodent that likes to try his hand at being a weatherman — would have me remind you that Spring in the Northern Hemisphere doesn’t formally come until March 20.

I say phoeey to that! (Yes, I could probably say a few other things, but I’m trying to keep this a clean blog!) We’re almost there. We can almost see around the bend. We’re almost to the top of the mountain.

Spring and then Summer will be here in no time. I can almost taste it. Who’s with me? And what are you most looking forward to come Spring Time?

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.” —Albert Camus

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” —John Steinbeck

“Wisdom comes with winters.” —Oscar Wilde

“He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter.” —John Burroughs

“Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.” —Victor Hugo

“Your time has come, now hasten little snowflakes. To vanish quite away; The spring-tide hours are sounding gentle warnings, forbidding you to stay.” 
—M.E. Hathaway

“The promise of spring’s arrival is enough to get anyone through the bitter winter!”
—Jen Selinsky