What ever happened to people saying 'Spring has Sprung?'

As I was observing nature today I thought to myself how sick I was of seeing all this snow on the ground. I would love to see another color besides white on the ground every day. We get a few nice days in a row that is almost a tease because that nice warm weather that we thought we were getting and hoping for spring has quickly gone away. The question that seems like is constantly going through my head is: When is spring really going to start, because it seems like forever.

What is spring? Do we really consider one nice warm day out in the middle of February 'spring?' I would love to think that, but unfortunately we just got hit with a couple more inches of snow that ruined all of my thoughts of thinking about spring. Dictionary.com defines spring as "the season of the year following winter and characterized by the budding of the trees, growth of plants, and the onset of warmer weather." I guess that means that when people say that "spring has sprung," they see some kind of plants budding or leaves growing.

That just makes me so sad. I personally have always been a summer person and I live for spending those warm summer days at the beach and being able to walk around barefoot on a hot summer day. Even in the spring it is exciting to see that the cool weather has finally gone away and that some kind of warm weather is approaching, the leaves are starting to bud on the trees, and the wildlife is starting to come out of hibernation mode. The feeling of talking about spring makes me so excited for the warm weather to come. I am so sick of always blogging about the cold weather, the icicles that I constantly see, and the inches of snow I feel like i'm always walking around in! Spring break is just around the corner and I hope by then the weather is a lot warmer and I get a lot more excited about going outside. Maybe then I can finally say "spring has sprung!"


These are some pretty flowers that bloom on the trees when spring comes around.


This is the water flowing around a pretty lake in the springtime.

See, these pictures show that spring is around is all of the time. I hope that I can say 'spring has sprung' soon!