Don’t blink.
You might miss it.
After almost six months of winter, spring literally springs upon you without warning. One day it’s snowing with temperatures at or below freezing and the next is sunny with temps in the fifties. The changes are very subtle. First comes the warmer temperatures. Then the amazing melt off. You can have three to four feet of snow in your yard and it can be gone in a matter of days. As the snow recedes, spring flowers such as Crocus and Daffodils begin to pop out of the ground. The Crocus will actually start to bloom while still covered under a thin layer of snow.
I know that spring is here by the arrival of the Red-Winged Blackbirds. They begin flocking in early March and are soon followed by the Robins. Well, the Robins are here and today I noticed the first tips of Daffodils poking up through the mud. Within the next couple of weeks the hillsides will start to turn a beautiful spring green as the Aspen trees bud.
We will probably have a few more days of snowfall, however, it won’t stick for long. As soon as you blink, it will be summer.
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