“April showers bring May flowers,” goes the saying, but it took me eighteen years to discover that on my own.
See, in Portland, March showers bring April showers which bring May showers. The only difference between winter and spring is the number of daylight hours and a ten degree temperature difference. It’s rainy starting in October and doesn’t stop until June.
That phrase about May flowers didn’t make sense to me. It was cute, sure, but I didn’t realize it was also true until this year.
New York has this thing called seasons, a foreign concept for a West Coast native. April here means the snow and ice has mostly melted. The weather alternates each day from a sunny 70 degrees to a raining 50 degrees to a flurrying 30 degrees.
And then the May flowers come out.
Victim to Charm 
All so new to me! As a Florida native I hardly ever notice a season ever.
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You’ve got summer, cooler summer, and thunderstorms!
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Haha yup basically sums it up!!
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The changing of the seasons is one of the things people living in the northeast like. I would prefer 365 days of summer myself.
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Ah, I’m more of a fall girl myself.
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Portland sounds like London!
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Yes the climate is very similar!!
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I always say the time from May to October in upstate NY almost makes up for November – March. Almost. And April is a crap shoot.
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I’m not a huge fan of summer, actually. So I’ll take April, May, October, and November, thank you.
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Bahahaha. Totally snickered at this one. We had a uncharacteristically dry winter and are having a very dry spring this year! Flowers all blossomed WAY earlier than normal. I’m dreading this summer….
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I heard that! I’m worried about this summer too. I’m not a fan of summer regardless.
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You and me both!! The only good thing about summer is that it is warm enough to camp and swim. Everything else you can do in the rain :-)
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Wow! Those are beautiful!!
Being a southern californian, I’m lucky to have a wonderful spring and summer. Not much of winter here though!
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Definitely not much winter there!
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I feel like we’ve had a particular spectacular spring in terms of flower bloom this year!
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Oh, we’re having a fabulous (and unusually dry) spring in the Pacific Northwest here. I lived in New England for 3 years, so I know what you mean by distinct seasons. But, I much prefer the more moderate seasons here.
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Now that I’ve done both, I can’t decide on a preference. Pros and cons of both.
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Our spring flowers bloomed in February in PDX this year, but they usually bloom in March. Now my garden is in a weird pause as we wait for the summer blooms to pop up!
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it has certainly been beautiful here lately! :)
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I am absolutely loving these blossoms, too. Flowers are everywhere!
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I love all the colors!
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My 3-year-old is excited about spring time because it means we get to go outside more. He points this out every time he sees the beautiful flowers in bloom. :)
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Ah yes, warm weather opens up so many kid-friendly opportunities.
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I’m from a part of the world where season still excist (mostly) and this last week was the one where flowers bloomed.
I love spring. I love seeing nature come to life again and creating so many new things. It makes me feel happy :-)
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It’s really exciting to see all the beautiful colors sprout up!
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Got to love the PNW weather! It likes to keep us on our toes with a random 83 degree day in between drizzling showers! :)
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Never a dull moment indeed!
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