Spring Has Sprung

"Maiden Springtime", the youthful season, the bright, blossoming youth represented through the ages with young maids in light dresses, wreathed with flowers and draped with vibrant colors. In reality: probably a hormonal adolescent much like any other 'youth'. With 20 degree (Fahrenheit) shifts in high temps overnight, rain one day, searing sun the next and snow expected for the weekend, it looks like the young year is going through what anyone else does. Oddly enough, everyone thinks it's unique to their region. In the desert, you'll hear people say "frying eggs on sidewalks at noon and wearing coats at night... must be spring". In the mountains: "Not sure whether to keep the hat and mittens or pull out the swimsuit? Both. It's spring." The South has their own problems... mainly the difficulty of deciding whether you're underwater or on land while walking to your car. And in the Northeast and Northwest? Forget it... Blizzards followed by searing heat. Despite her mood swings, Spring is here in all her glory, and sometimes she's as beautiful as the paintings.