I Need More than Snow in March

I really don't care much for March in Minnesota, except for the 31st. I know that I live in a cold weather state and that I must expect no literal return of Spring, despite what the calendar says, but by this time of year, I'm ready for 50 degree weather and some buds on the trees. I guess my 11 years in Kansas City have led me to this. March there is Springtime. Here in Minnesota, we really can't expect buds until May and full tree leaf-out until the first part of June. Spring in Minnesota is a misnomer. We usually get a week of it if we're lucky. But, if you like the "In like a lion, out like a lamb" adadge, you really do get it here. A day or two of springlike weather usually pops out at the end of March, only to be snatched back by the hands of winter for a snowfall,or two, in April. Looking outside today, you'd think it was January, cold and snowing. But, like all Minnesotans, I know it doesn't last forever and the "snow gone, birds come back" season will soon be upon us. Please God, I am so ready. Anne