Glass Half Full

All my "babies" are sprouting on my windowsill. I cannot contain my excitement for planting season.It should be right around the corner. Oh really? Who am I kidding. My garden was buried by nearly 50 inches of snow from back to back blizzards. Light snowflakes are falling as I write this blog. I choose to stay positive though. The temperatures have risen just above freezing the past few days and the gentle snow melt is beginning. This , I know, will be beneficial for the soil. Gardeners must remain positive, hopeful. As my dad and gardening mentor always said, "Hope springs eternal." So when the next nor'easter dumps more snow on us this winter, I will see the glass half full-just getting the garden ready for when my "babies" become "youngsters." I will be testing the soil as planting season approaches to see if any of my nutrients have leeched through the soil.And for those out there who truly doubt that spring is really around the corner, I just saw the first of the migrating robins and ceder waxwings flock to our crabapple tree. This normally takes place in mid March. Do they know something we don't know?