The ugly time of year

As I have said ad nauseum, they only have two seasons in Michigan, Winter and Summer, and what would be Spring and Autumn in other places are just alternating days of Winter and Summer.  So after it SNOWED two days ago, it is now up in the 70s.  But it still looks like Winter because there are no leaves on the trees yet.  Consequently it's brown and glary and not at all attractive.  Good thing Frederick is.