Come on spring

Every year around this time, I start feeling the call of spring even though warm weather is still a bit of dream.

understand why I get like this. Where I grew up in Maryland, by this time in April, daffodils have come and gone, cherry blossoms are blooming and even tulips are putting forth their color.

It is just imprinted in me, mid-April means spring is here, much less late April.

Since most other places I lived were tropical, with the exceptions of Shanghai and Suzhow, spring would come in March. Even those Chinese cities had spring in full swing by now.

To locals of Carbon County, mos...