Here's Our Harbringer of Spring

Pamplemousse recently posted some glorious pictures of her garden as spring comes rushing in. Never mind she's in the wilds of Scotland, further north than I am, she gets flowers and today, 11 April, we get:


Here is where we should be sitting having pleasant conversation under mild spring skies:

Here is where we should be lounging in a hammock that is still sadly coiled in the garage, probably with mice eating at it:

Here is where we should be setting the table for an evening dinner that I have grilled because the temperature is so mild and temperate after a long winter...

Here is the lavender "blooming" at the front walk:

And finally, the only real touch of spring we have, complete with an appropriate backdrop of snow?

*Long sigh* It only really started snowing an hour or so ago and it's already sticking and did I mention how much I really hate Michigan sometimes? If it gets nice and spring actually comes to this state, I might like it again, but the odds are getting slimmer.