My late husband moved to California in 1980 - from upstate Pennsylvania. It is beautiful there, every time I’ve gone - green, lots of flowers - he said I only visited during the months of June-August and didn’t see the months upon months of dark, gray, ice cold weather where it was bleak week after week after week.
Spring is something to surely look forward to! I’d plant the earliest-blooming bulbs such as snow drops or crocuses as a harbinger of spring. And, I’d be reading seed catalogues planning my summer garden.
When I first moved from the South to the Midwest, it was quite a shock to have a cold snap in August. I have never been the same since. I love the people, but winter is dreary, save for when it snows and then it’s pretty, until the snow gets dirty.
The Spring bulbs are wonderful!