10 quotes to welcome springtime

THE WOODLANDS, TX – This morning was the spring equinox, making the daylight and nighttime the exact same number of hours and minutes. For the next three months, the days will keep getting longer until the summer solstice on July 20 – to put it into perspective, tonight’s sundown is at 7:34 p.m. and the solstice’s sunset will be at 8:27 p.m. – when the days will once again get shorter.

Today also marks the official start of spring in The Woodlands (and, well, everywhere in this hemisphere), the traditional season of rebirth and deep housecleaning. To help get you in the springtime mood, here are some quotes that reflect the season’s many aspects, including its themes of renewal, hope, and the beauty of nature:

• "Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'" – Robin Williams
• "Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment." – Ellis Peters
• "Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush." – Doug Larson
• "In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." – Margaret Atwood
• "No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn." – Hal Borland
• "The beautiful spring came, and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also." – Harriet Ann Jacobs
• "If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?" – Percy Bysshe Shelley
• "Spring will come and so will happiness. Hold on. Life will get warmer." – Anita Krizzan
• "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." – Audrey Hepburn
• "Blossom by blossom the spring begins." – Algernon Charles Swinburne