Spring in the Mitten State #MichiganYearAround

[Erna_LaBeau]

Hello Local Guides,

How are you? I hope happiness and smiles will be with you all the time

Caption: The photo was taken at Campus Martius, downtown Detroit (notice the trees has no leaves yet but Tulips have bloomed in Spring)

Here comes May one of the months in Spring. I was behind in posting about this season in Michigan due to some personal issues that needed serious attention, but anyways it is still Spring!.

When does the Spring start and end? It officially starts on March 20 and ends on June 21. Ever heard of “April showers will bring May flowers”?. During April it rains a lot to set spring in motion and winter thaws making the trees bud and flowers bloom, but snow sneaks a lot in April and May also.

Caption: Photo was taken in my backyard, Frozen Tulips

Toward the end of March temperatures occasionally drop below zero (-3C or 27F) and the high temperature can reach up to 70F or 21C. The fluctuation of the temperature in one day can be 30 degrees easy. Due to this temperature fluctuation, it is always safe to wear layers and when it is too hot you still can take the top layers off.

Places like parks, roadside parks, and mainly campgrounds are not open till Mother’s Day which celebrates on the first Sunday in May. Other places open year-round. It will be enough activities to enjoy.

During this spring season, I would love to highlight annual activities: visiting Eastern Market during flower day, enjoying the beauty of the Tulips Festival in Holland, stopping at Roadside Park when traveling, and shopping at the seasonal flower market (it is the time to start gardening or plant flowers) considering the cold temperature will not freeze them all.

Fashion style? Yes! It is the time to pack away your cold-weather jacket/coat and bring the 50F jacket some are daring enough to wear a dress

I encourage other Local Guides who experience the spring weather, PLEASE share photos when flowers bloom in your area!!! Tell us the story of your spring activities, meals, or any other things that another area has no clue about. Be inspirational so others in another part of the world will be able to enjoy the beauty of it.

Thank you in advance for reading this post, follow me on my next adventure during Spring!

[ManojRanavadiya]

Wow, beautiful @Erna_LaBeau

[TravellerG]

As you are aware, most of India has wet and dry tropical climate. So we don’t feel heavy differences…

Well, I enjoyed reading your post a lot.

Both the photos are beautiful and contextual too.

“… Places like parks, roadside parks, and mainly campgrounds are not open till Mother’s Day…”

This too is a new piece of information…

Thanks for sharing these important things… Dear @Erna_LaBeau

PS :

Multi layer dressing helps a lot in severe cold conditions.

[SaraMencia]

@Erna_LaBeau - such a great post! Thanks for sharing! I live in Canada and I am visiting next week the biggest tulip festival in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. See info here

Enjoy!

[Erna_LaBeau]

Thank you and enjoy your day @ManojRanavadiya

[Erna_LaBeau]

@TravellerG you always have something nice to say thank so much! Stay healthy and keep smiling TG Sir

[Erna_LaBeau]

Thank you Sara, @SaraMencia please share the tulip post and please tag me I would love to see them.

There is one big Tulip Festival, Holland, Michigan I highly doubt I have time to go but I will try to look for photos from a couple of years back and create the post!

[alkhlele]

Welcome to Al-Murshed forums, I am from Egypt

[TravellerG]

Your posts are really inspiring and interesting…

You frame responsible questions too.

So, we have opportunities to join your conversations.

Thanks, dear @Erna_LaBeau

Hope you all are fine - yes, we are…

Greetings

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[IamJoseFelixAranda]

@Erna_LaBeau likes spring and all the good things coming always this time of the year.I understand and share your delight about that.The Mediterranean sea is also that way.

Photo of Punta Casablanca street,Cabo de Palos,Spain.April 2022.

Then we can really think that spring is a beautyful thing we have in common here,Michigan and eveywhere.

[Erna_LaBeau]

Hi Jose, yes you are so true about it, spring happens everywhere it is just a matter of time that difference. Spain is a beautiful place @IamJoseFelixAranda