Looking for the spring

I know its only February but as the days slowly get longer and longer I can't avoid the sub-concious countdown to spring.  Recalling the first glimpse of flowers poking through the seemingly dead and frozen earth.  Case in point: the Trillium one of our first flowers to bloom.

 Don't get me wrong, I love winter, it has many redeeming qualities.  Here's me in my backyard taking advantage of one of few sunny days.

 I am very impatiently waiting for a day like this: (also in our Backyard)