Can spring really be so close?

A chap I know says he loves the end of January. We get paid after been skint all January and February is a short month and he calls it the 'end of Winter'. How I would love to have his outlook, I hate February, it's still not warm and with the British weather I never believe that March is going to be much better. But this year, especially after yesterday's announcement, I'm going to try and see February as the start of 'spring'. So today I'm going with some 'end of winter' competitions