Marching Into March

My, how quickly this year is going by already. As I've already said to a few of my dear friends here on Goodreads, I wish life would slow down. Don't you?
On this first Saturday in March, 2017, I find myself staring at a robin's egg blue sky, slashed only once with a cloud on the horizon. The wind was cruel, this morning, biting and strong, but I think it's died down a bit, since the trees are at a perfect standstill at present.
One of my dearest friends and I walked in my back pasture yesterday, where I showed her the burnt grass on my property, and the line where the fire stopped. I call it the Hand of Mercy, because you can almost see the hand of the Lord preventing the fire from getting too close to our house. My heart started beating with excitement as I could see little tiny shoots of green grass penetrating through the thick gray tufts of what used to be grass! Does that mean spring is on it's way?
Spring has been whispering of it's arrival lately. The birds have been returning and singing their little hearts out every morning. The weather has been warm, like a fleece blanket. And the grass has begun to shed some of it's brown color and replace it with fresh green. Yes, I know, we must pass through a few months of winter, but it seems that Spring is on it's way and will arrive soon.
Who is excited for spring? I have been enjoying the winter months, and a few of the colder days have fit how I felt perfectly. But I'm ready for spring to come and thaw the frozen ground again. Do you have a favorite thing about spring? Any favorite memories or something you're looking forward to? If so, feel free to comment below. I'd love to read what my readers thing of the warming months ahead!