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In springtime, the only pretty ring time
Birds sing, hey ding
A-ding, a-ding
Sweet lovers love the spring
-Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka*

At last, here we are… the Vernal Equinox. When the earth stretches out from its winter slumber and sends its awakening rejuvenation power out in radiating bands of thawing temperatures, blooming trees and songbirds heralding, nay, trumpeting the arrival of spring.

When you realize: yes! you need to wash your car; yes! you should go outside without a jacket, winds be damned! When you feel the itch of spring fever beckoning you to take a spontaneous road trip, the draw of more sunlight flooding your window, constantly distracting you from work… The time when you must spring forward! Reclaim life! Eat jelly beans!

The first strains of spring may be faint, whispering through a still frozen bare tree… a premature crocus peeking through your front lawn… psst… spring is here, fools, better buy some self-tanner and get that pedicure before you break out your sandals, for God’s sake. The temperature may lag behind the eternal springtime in your mind, but I don’t think it’s a coincidence that you can’t spell Rumspringa without ‘spring’. Tis the season to feel boundless, reinvigorated… maybe a little seasonal allergy afflicted. But nothing can stop you now … nothing … you are a spring chicken with a spring in your step and a song in your heart … and a marshmallow peep not too far off in the distance. Go forth and live, LIVE … in the tradition of spring flings, spring breaks and tornado drills! Live!

Oh, and happy spring to you.

*For more great Wonka quotes plucked from Shakespeare and other literary sources, check out Complete Willy Wonka Quotes and Sources. spring Gene Wilder Willy Wonka