I loved the winters up north, since winter sports and activities are by far my favorite. I used to get a one-night season pass at a ski area 15 minutes away for $40. I used to nordic ski out my back door and had plans for a rope tow from my barn through two neighbor's properties. I also had a nice flat area out to the barn that I had planned for a skating rink. Load up that wood stove and we were always warm.
The season that sucked was the spring. It took forever for the snow to melt, revealing seas of mud everywhere. And all that dark sand on the sides of the roads. But, like some miracle, it all got green in about 2 weeks. I was always amazed.
MUD SEASON....i know it well! i live on a dirt road, about 400 feet in from a paved road....thank God i do not have carpeting and have wood floors, which are forever dirty with dried mud for at least a three week period!
and YES! It is AMAZING how it goes from brown and muddy to the beauty of the various spring blooms and the various greens and purples of the newly leaved trees...