The spring of the year is a favorite season for many people, and it is certainly easy to understand why this is so. The spring is when the earth comes back to life after a long cold winter, and it is in the spring when the first flowers begin to bloom and the green world begins to return after its winter slumber.

    The power of spring and its regenerative effects are evidenced by the fact that every major religion includes a major holiday in the spring season. From Passover to Easter, it seems that every culture marks spring with a celebration of renewal and new life. It is easy to understand how in times past ancient cultures were overjoyed by the power of spring and the beauty of new life.

    The spring is an important season for many hobbies, including of course gardening. For the gardener, the spring is one of the most pleasant times in the garden. The spring is the time when the bulbs that were carefully planted in the fall begin to grow and blossom, and the spring is when the first seedlings are carefully nestled in the garden. There is no doubt that the spring is one of the most beautiful, and most colorful, of all seasons for the gardener.

    The spring is also a favorite time for home improvement projects that could not go forward while the weather was too cold. Whether it is a small project like installing new downspouts or a large project like building a new garage or storage shed, the spring is one of the best times to work at improving the value and livability of the home. In the spring, the weather is neither too hot nor too cold, and the homeowner has plenty of daylight in which to work. It is no wonder that the spring season is one of the busiest for home improvement stores and warehouses.

    For the outdoor sports enthusiast, there is nothing like the coming of the spring season. For the fisherman, the coming of spring means the first day of trout season. For the avid hiker, spring means that those favorite trails are no longer impassable due to snow, and for the horseback rider spring means being able to take a ride without first bundling up. And of course spring means the opening of baseball season, a joy for spectators and players alike.

    Everywhere it is hotter in summer and colder in winter. In spring new grass grows and nice flowers blossom. In autumn leaves fall off, the harvest is collected and everybody and everything prepares to winter. This is typical for all countries of the northern hemisphere.

    The spring months are March, April and May. The spring is a season, when everything awakes to the life again. After the winter it becomes warmer and warmer. In March the average temperature is about 5 degrees above zero. In April it already increases to 10-15 degrees, and in May about 20. But in the spring one cannot be sure what happens tomorrow, one can forecast nothing in this season. The warm sun sometimes shines, and the sky is blue. Sometimes, however, it is raining, and it is cold and unpleasant. Or if it can rain in the morning and in the evening it is already sunny. Or it can be very cold, almost till May. And then it becomes suddenly so hot that one can already go to a beach.

    The spring is the beginning of the new life. Nice flowers blossom, new grass grows. Animals and birds bring their young to the life. It is so interesting to observe a sparrow's family in May how the parents educate their babies!

    Every day in the spring is nice and not similar to the previous one. I like the end of April most of all. It is already quite warm. The days have also become long. The fresh grass is soft and of light green colour. New leaves in trees are delicate. And there is the smell of flowers, of freshness, of a new life. And some days later one already sees blossoming apple trees in gardens and parks.