Spring may be a little late, but that's okay

Enduring a good old long New England winters, the arrival of spring in Providence is a welcomed site. Even it if feels like its arrival is long overdue.

Corner of Cooke and George Street in Providence, RI

The last few weeks of March, typically comfortably warm where only a sweatshirt was necessary, and for a good portion of the month of April, resembled more of how late February and early March.  Bitter cold, whipping winds, and frigid temps had local folks mumbling and asking if spring would ever get here.

And perhaps that's the beauty of living in New England. Surviving through a cold winter with the visions of warmer days ahead, helps those who live here truly appreciate the warm weather when it gets here.

And the change of the season can be seen, not by glancing at whatever the calendar may say, but rather taking a glace around at the beautiful purple and white blossoms and vivid colors of the tulips lining the treelined streets around Governor and Wickenden Streets.

It seems like everything is in bloom, which, of course, will lead to the inevitable allergy season, it's still refreshing to feel the warmth and enjoy the beauty as we bid winter adieu at least for a few months at least.