" Ha, he says. Well. Crazy weather out You're missing nothing, Pad. One of the worst springs I can remember. Snow up to here just two there. weeks ago. Minus seven. And now this. Twenty nine degrees.
You're wrong, she says. One of the loveliest springs I've known. Plants couldn't wait to get going. All that cold. All this green. "

― Ali Smith , Spring (Seasonal, #3)