Spring has sprung

Seasons (except summer!) seem to change quite quickly here-- the winter cold has been gone since we returned from our last holiday.  Our surroundings have become noticeably greener, flowers started blooming (mostly yellow, pink, and purple ones on the trees, as featured in the photos (but the yellow ones are hard to see)).  RAIN is coming!  We've already received a bit of a rain two nights in a row last week.  We heard it pattering on the roof while we were sleeping and jumped out of bed to run outside and check it out.  It's also been considerably warm during the day and night.  The real rain is still coming though, but the underground waterways allow the plants to become green even before rain arrives.

 

I have to say, spring may be my/our favorite season here, but summer, the heat, and the rain will be here before we know it.  Autumn is probably my/our favorite season at home, so we miss that too.  Wish we could be in two places at once (for many reasons)!