Springtime has arrived.. finally. It was very slow to come this year. There were so many dreary days of cold and rain. It seemed as though warmer temperatures and sunshine would never return. But slowly, the trees began to bud, and the daffodils and tulips bloomed. Then, all of a sudden, it seemed, the buds on the trees turned into leaves. And there was green all around us. We could go outside and smell the freshness in the air. The…