If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant . . .

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."

Anne Bradstreet
17th century British poet

Photos: (Top) Greening willows with the snowy Indian Peaks in the background, Niwot, CO, April 10, 2015; (Middle) Wild Plum blossoms and red cliffs, Lory State Park, CO, April 9, 2015; (Bottom) Pasqueflowers, Greyrock Meadow, Roosevelt National Forest, CO, March 30, 2015