Warren thinks so. He started the process of getting rid of his winter wool back in January. Unfortunately the weather in South West Washington seems disinclined to acknowledge that the animals living here are indicating that is indeed time for spring and warmer weather. I must admit we have had a few days, even consecutive ones, that were warm and sunshiny, but the ratio of those days to cold wet ick that is called winter at this point is very miniscule. 

Ya see, spring in the northwest is truly spring, the flowers come out, the birds make themselves known and it warms up. The rainy cold days change to rainy warmer days then sunny cold days then warm sunny days of summer. That's the way it goes around here and it usually starts turning in late March or early April. Well April was pretty darn wet cold and we even had sleet and snow in the late days of the moth! It is now May and it has been all grey and cold all this week.

The weather has not stopped Warren and I from riding and preparing for the event season (thank goodness for covered arenas and fleece lined riding pants!) We still find breaks in the wet to get over to Battle Ground Lake to do conditioning work and of course we school dressage regularly.  But I am ready for spring, darn it! It is time!