Spring has Sprung

Finally after a very long (cold to us) winter it appears nature has decided that spring is here. Today it was warmer here than in Texas and we celebrated by eating outside, planting flowers, and with a few scoops of ice cream. Today it felt like a great day to live in Germany.... people on bikes and birds singing. We wondered for a moment why we don't live like this in Texas with casual strolls and out door dining .....and then we remembered that 90% of the time it is blazing hot with ridiculous humidity. A casual bike ride just does not seem as inviting in that kind of weather. I  even bought some flowers that I could never otherwise have been able to grow in the southern sun some of my favorites to fill our planter boxes.