Mother Nature

I am always amazed with nature. The trees and grass at our house have just started to wake. My hyacinths, crocus and daffadils have started to bloom. The trees in our back yard have tiny green buds on the tips of the branches. The grass has just started to wake. Yet upstate which is further north and in the mountains, things are quite different. The trees are a little more green and the red maples are a little redder. The daffadils, hyacinths, and tulips are almost in full bloom. The meadows are a beautiful shade of green. Is it because we're closer to the sun? Or is it because mother nature is in a rush to feed the wild animals after a long hard winter?