Spring Has Sprung!

So I keep hearing people say "where is Spring?" I have experienced over 25 springs in the Pacific Northwest. I have not been surprised by the amount of rain this year, and I'm a little perplexed by the fact that other people--people who have lived in this lovely state for quite a few years--seem surprised by the weather we've been having. Take today. It rained. A lot. The streets are all shiny, and it smells like rain, instead of wet pavement. Apparently some would not classify this as Spring weather. But I looked up the definition of Spring. Season followed by winter: check. Budding trees: check. Growing plants: check. Onset of warmer weather: check.

Fifty-eight degrees may not be HIGH, but I think we can all agree that it is warmer than the temperature needed to produce the numerous snow storms we experienced this winter.

Is it hot weather? No. Consistently sunny? No. But this is not Summer. And if it were consistently hot and sunny right now, two things would be happening that would make me crabby. One: people would complain about how hot it is. Two: Things would bloom early, the snow would melt too fast, the rivers would swell even more, we would have floods in the flood plains, and then this summer we would have a drought. Okay, that's kind of more than two things. But my point is this. People, stop complaining about the weather. No matter what the weather is people find a down side. I personally enjoy the moisture. It's what makes this particular corner of the state lush and green all summer long instead of yellow and gross. Our environment is also what makes it so that we aren't breathing in poisonous yuckiness, otherwise known as smog.

P.S. I'm playing around with publishing more pictures, since SOME PEOPLE seem to think I'm a youtube-aholic, and I am trying to tip that scale. Also my super secret spies tell me you don't click on my youtube videos. Whatever. Your loss. Doesn't mean I'm not going to still post them. Because if I can enrich just one life, my mission is complete. Also, does this green font make my blog look fat?