The Austrians are a nation of boy scouts. They can tie knots, climb trees and are always prepared. While we are still picnicing and playing in the sun, they are putting on the Winter tyres and chopping wood and Spring cleaning in preparation for the long cold Winter months - taking a leaf out of the book of the flora. Just as the leaves are turning, new growth is budding everywhere. The trees and flowers make a good start on all the Spring work before the snow comes. The snow softly blankets them and keeps the young buds safe and warm, and when the thaw comes, they are already half-way there. So we can be full of the joys of Spring twice a year!
