Check It Out: Escape winter grays by reading a rainbow By Jan Johnston Share: Photo Gallery Jan Johnston is the Collection Development Coordinator for Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries. Email her at readingforfun@fvrl.org. Photo On a sunny afternoon recently (yay, sun!), I walked around my yard and was pleased to see tiny buds on my fruit and maple trees. This means spring is on its way, and that’s excellent news. It isn’t winter’s fault, but being sandwiched between autumn and spring with their spectacular show of colors makes the muted tones of winter’s grays and browns less appealing to the eye. So, yes, I’m excited about the tiny buds on the trees because a truly lovely display awaits us.