Cherries and Rhododendrons

I feel so lucky to have had two springs this year. Similar plants grow here as do in Seattle and parts of the landscape are similar to those it Washington, so it is almost as if we've skipped fall and winter gone directly to spring and early summer again. I have had cherries and strawberries in season and seen rhododendrons, hydrangeas and azaleas in bloom. If we were returning to Seattle directly from New Zealand, I think our bodies might experience shock to some biological rhythm.