Signs of Spring Around Owatonna

For those of you in Minnesota, you understand the delayed Spring we've experienced with cooler temps and plenty of rain. This is graduation weekend in Owatonna, with plenty of parties in every neighborhood as families celebrate their high school graduate's accomplishments. The weather has been pretty unsettled, and I hope that it'll stay clear (or at least tornado-free) for the duration of the weekend.

Anyway, just to reinforce in my own mind that Spring is actually here I scouted a few areas that showed the evidence that the warmer season had, in fact, arrived. I love the flowering trees that show that sure sign of the change of seasons. The air is filled with such fragrance when I'm out on my walks or bike rides. I also have 2 lilac trees right outside my front door and I'll stand there from time to time just soaking in that sweet smell.

I don't know if I'd appreciate the offerings of Spring as much if I hadn't so eagerly anticipated its arrival after the long dreary winter that is also a part of our Minnesota climate. I enjoy all that each season has to offer - but summer is definitely my favorite - give me 85 degrees, blue skies, time on the lake and I'm all set.

Which season do you enjoy the most?