For the rest of March and through April, they visited the shoot. By May, the oak wore a haze of new leaves, and the shoot became a spray of tiny white blossoms. Lena’s fingers, cracked from winter, healed without her noticing.
"Yes," Lena said. But she knew spring had done its quiet work—not with a bang, but with a green thread, pulled through mud and ice, stitching the world back together.
In the Northern Hemisphere, spring months are March, April, and May . In the Southern Hemisphere, spring months are September, October, and November . Story: The First Day
"Mama, the book says today ," Maya announced, shoving a picture book about seasons under Lena's nose. "The snow is supposed to stop."