I think we're getting rain at home too, but we need it. I'm not one to hope for an early spring, because it seems that every time the plants leaf out early, we get a severe late spring freeze. On the other hand, we've had years where plants don't leaf out until late April, and we have 95 degree days in May with 40 mph wind. Tender leaves don't do well in those conditions either.
I have so much work to do indoors that I can't even start to think of outdoor chores!
The Balboa Park rose garden did not have many blooms yet, and the few that were in bloom were pretty beat up by the rain.