It's Spring and it's glorious. I grew up in a part of the country that more or less had two seasons - cold and rainy or dry and smoky (the Pacific Northwest). Winter ran from October to April and it was grey and rainy with one or two "snow" days (wet, non-committal snow around 30 degrees).
Here in Western Wisconsin for the first time I experienced a true four seasons climate and I love it. I never appreciated Spring more, especially May, when dandelions bloom, everything becomes emerald green, and our goats replace their tired winter coats with glossy, grass-fed sleekness. Their beautiful, creamy-white milk, fortified with nutrients from fresh grass and forage, makes the babies grow by leaps and bounds, and we delight in the moisturizing, soothing effect it creates in soap.
Spring also brings barn cleanout season, which is a fully-body workout like no other, but such a relief. Every farmer knows the condition of a barn at the end of winter. We use a deep-bedding method to add warmth in winter, leaving manure and covering it with a "carbon diaper" of woodchips and waste hay to keep it a clean bed for our animals.
Layer after layer of manure and woodchips/waste hay build over months, and the microorganisms that break it down emit heat as they work. That keeps the barn naturally toasty warm (we've measured a 20-degree difference between outside and inside the barn in the middle of winter!), composts the bedding over time, and gives our animals a clean environment. In the Spring we clean it out, piling the top layers in our compost bin for further decomposition, and the bottom layers (black and nutrient-rich) are spread on the garden.
There's nothing as satisfying as freshly-cleaned barn at this time of year. Through the summer it will dry out and air, providing a home for barn swallows and their babies, and nightly a cozy shelter for the goats after they've been out foraging all day. In the Fall, we'll enjoy fortifying it once more for Winter. Every season brings something new to enjoy on the farm.