"they say it's spring..."

As you can imagine, after 6 months of sub-zero mornings, shoveling driveways, and taking an extra 20 minutes to dress in layers... we are quite ready for the first little flowers to push through the snow and bear their lovely heads. But, before the romance of spring begins here in Lake City, there must first be what the locals call "mud season." If we thought tracking snow and ice into our vehicles and homes was bad, we have yet to experience the messiness of pure mountain mud all over shoes, tires, rugs, and backs of pants. You see, as all of the beautiful, white snow melts it must go somewhere (unfortunately it doesn't just evaporate). Fortunately for the flowers and trees it soaks into the ground, but quite the contrary for "cleanliness next to godliness" humans, it mixes with the newly emerging dirt and sticks to everything that attempts to cross it's path. I've heard that you shouldn't even try to clean anything, for it is utterly futile. hmmmm... i like that "utterly futile". Seeing as though we are merely dreading this season and haven't yet experienced it I will surely let you know how it goes.