Dictionary Definition of "Colorado Springtime": the 2 weeks during March and April in which the snow sucks a little less and the trees and flowers start growing before the frost of April kills everything again
1) It's too colorful
After the cold white snows of winter release their grasp on the state, we Coloradans are blinded by the colors that begin to pop up all around us from under the blanket of snow. This blinding change causes traffic on highways as tourists stop to take this chance to snap pictures of this rainbow of colors and the animals that come out to feed on them. It's just a deer, I promise it's not that amazing and its the same as the one you took a picture of 6 miles back there.
2) People are too happy
As Spring appears, the mood of the population of Colorado lifts and suddenly everyone is smiling. It's like a contagious disease that effects everyone and makes it very hard to be grouchy. The dark and dreary days of winter that kept us indoors and anti-social are behind us.
3) The geese don't go away and the rabbits are back
The goose epidemic that Colorado seems to have reaches an all time high during out couple weeks of spring. The warmer weather they came here to find is finally here and somehow it is like a homing beacon telling them to come to Colorado. As much fun as wading through goose poop is we'd really appreciate it if these angry flying rats would go back to Canada already.
The rabbits also start to hop their way out and begin to reproduce like... well...rabbits. The rabbit army will begin to rise up again and the scenic bunny roadkill will once again be a staple on highways everywhere.
4) All the healthy fruits and veggies come back into season- bye bye chocolate
Pineapple, apricots, artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, limes, mango, spinach- they are all back just in time to make us feel bad about skipping this fresh "in season" food for the chocolate we crave. Spring salads and "just in time for summer" juice cleanses are upon us. Don't you just know that that one Facebook friend will post updates every day about her "spring detox" and you'll be roped into reading every single one of them while eating your pizza and pretending that reading about it is the same as doing it.
5) Just when you thought the snow was gone it comes right back again
Don't pull out those shorts and flip flops just yet. Give it a couple of weeks and we will have our annual April snowstorm to mess with any warm weather plans and send us running back to our snow boots and warm coats. Wait until May and then maybe try again.
