When you live in South Florida, there is only one season. Hot. There are probably eight days a year that you dig through the dresser looking for a sweater. Maybe one day a year you turn the heat on in the house. Most of those days are not that cold, it's just that your body is so used to 80+ degrees, that when it gets to 65 you are freezing.
So, when you hear on that it is now SPRING, or when all the stores are pushing huge SPRING ads, you just don't get it. What's the big deal? South Florida never really loses it's color. The trees stay green and the flowers bloom year round. Sure, spring brings a few extra blooms, and certain flowers appear.
This year, I understand what the big deal is. Driving around in upstate, South Carolina, the past few months you will see bare trees, dead lawns, and very little outside activity. It's too cold to want to be outside most days. Over the past few weeks, Pear trees have filled their canopies with clusters of white flowers, yellow daffodils have pushed from the ground. Color is coming back, people are working outside again. It's kind of exciting.
finally, SPRING time has meaning.
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