Trying to break through

The weather here in Germany has been a tad depressing lately.  Take the fact that we had a morning of snow on Monday...I'm used to a possibility of snow in April for Minnesota, but here?  After almost a month of wonderful sunshine?  Seems as though winter drear is here to stay forever.  But, every once in a great while there is a break in the clouds and the sun pours in.  The pups and I run out the door in these moments to take full advantage of the rare rays of light.  And while the gloomy weather takes up a good portion of our days here, there are still signs that spring is trying to break through to join us.

This pretty lady was waiting for me when I walked outside this morning.

The majority of my routine path is still a drab brown, but this little section brightened up my walk considerably.

My favorite bench.  Not a huge change from fall, but quite a big difference from winter.

I managed to get Sass to sit still for two seconds for a quick picture.

And of course Ninja puts on a huge smile.  Proof he's the best dog in the world.

So there's a little taste of an early German spring in my life.  How is the weather treating you in your part of the world?