Spring in the Rocky Mountains

It is only the hardy residents that laugh at the frequent surprise storms that blanket the sprouting signs of spring. The piles of melting snow that were once brown and dirty get a fresh new coat of white fluffy snow. The farm animals that were recently born get to tough it out in the fields with new snow on top of the mud. I find it hard to wait for the warm breezes of spring but am glad that the long cold winters keep out all but the Most Tough, Strong, Patient of us! The summers are worth it and so is less traffic, crime, littter etc... We are willing to put up with no flying kites until May, Tulips and Crocus that dont last long and all that we suffer through to be the FEW, the Proud, The Tough!!