signs of spring at Assiniboine Park

I think everyone in Winnipeg can agree that it has been a long winter and now we've been hit with a challenging spring with the flooding and the cold, windy days. I was at Assiniboine park the other day looking at the swollen river and trying to find hints of greenery. Winnipeggers are troopers and I saw a lot of people jogging, walking their dogs and throwing footballs around. There's something exciting about the few weeks before the warm weather hits and the trees burst open with green leaves. I know it's taxing on our spirits all this waiting and enduring cold, grey days... but there's this anticipation in the air. The grass is showing hints of colour and the trees are slowly getting ready for their buds.

Spring is coming! Can you see it? Even the dreary river banks are showing it!