It's that time of year when the almond blossoms are bright white and pink, when our neighborhood starts smelling of trip tip on the barbecue, when I can start riding my bike to work again, when the tulips are popping up, and when I start pulling out my seed packets.... (sorry, being that I'm a CA girl we are probably a little further into our spring than you are. Not tanning weather yet, but....well...almost.)