Horse chestnut buds

Soon there will be horse chestnut candles, and beautiful they will be. It's strange, but in the depths of winter I can't quite picture trees with leaves on, and at the height of summer I can't visualise the starkness of winter. And every spring, I feel the same sense of wonder as if I have never seen blossom before. Is that just me, I wonder, or does everyone have that magical experience?