Spring

I've spent most of my adult life living on the flat prairie.

Saskatchewan

The weather is cold half of the year with sub-zero temperatures from November until April.

The spectacular Rockie Mountains - near Banff

Such is the life for most of us hearty Canadians.

But now I'm living in a place where it rains in the winter and the grass gets softer and greener.
Some trees lose their leaves but others keep them all year.  There are even some palm trees growing here.
After spending a few days in cold, bleak, snowy Winnipeg I returned to find snowdrops and crocus blooming. I haven't seen crocus since I lived in Montreal in my youth!
Spring has sprung in January!

Purple Crocus

Snowdrops