I love this quote from Groundhog Day... a favorite film around here...
Winter, slumbering in the open air, wears on his smiling face a dream of spring!
The forcythia bloomed on Sunday. Yesterday, a storm came through and the air smells sugar sweet. The sky is blue, the markets are up, the tulips are poking their green stalks through the rich earth. Blessings from heaven are pouring forth upon us today... may many, many of them come to you and those you love.