Spring must be on the way

Going through Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, I saw some red buds and dogwood in bloom. Not nearly as many as in East Texas, but enough to remind me of how to know spring is on the way. Northern Florida has few red bud and no dogwood that I saw. Get a few miles into Florida, and there are no red buds. Must be because we have two seasons -- spring and summer, and the transition doesn't require a reminding.