Now that we've all "sprung" forward into springtime -- you did remember or you'd be way out of sync with the rest of us, right? -- it's time to get outside and enjoy what promises to be increasingly nice weather.
Of course, it comes with work -- remember the lawn, the garden, the flower beds and countless other chores -- but it's hard to beat that Carolina sunshine and blue skies, at least until the humidity arrives and the temperatures soar.