To bloom or not to bloom

It's raining again. I love it because last year we did not have enough. The woods have not greened out yet and the little birch trees still hang on to their fall foliage. The leaves are bleached to a very light brown. Turn the corner and into a development and everything is blooming. The early Magnolias, pear trees, cherry trees, everything that has been twisted by man to bloom early. A great contrast right now.