is it spring yet?

Winter has been a bit of a bust.  We only had one significant snow storm and that was before the calendar start of winter.  That being said, the gray skies have persisted, as have the rains.  And when I refer to gray skies and rains, that goes all the way back to the beginning of last summer.  But the added darkness and gloom to winter just exacerbates things.  Still, there are signs of spring.