Spring is in the Air

When I took the dogs out for a walk this morning, it was cold. I was bundled. But something was different. Spring was there-- it was in the air. The breeze was just a bit warmer than it has been, the birds were singing, buds and bulbs were bursting with new life, and the air smelled like a new beginning. Despite the cold, I felt spring on her way.
Don't those early signs of spring give you such hope?