He also tells her why he is so excited, why he is so eager to seek freedom with her. The time of the winter rains is past. That was the time when it was cold. It was the time when few plants and trees grew—the muddy season. The mud would hinder you while walking and everywhere things are wet and cold. No good place to be comfortable out in nature. But now winter is past!
11 for behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone.