Your snow is GONE??
OY!!! (We still have tons of it here...)
Life in Canada, eh? For years I owned nothing but sandals and boots or booties. I still own almost no regular closed toe shoes. There is a 2 week window for them in spring (and often booties would also do if light coloured); and a two week window in autumn (and often sandals or booties will work instead). So they just are not a priority purchase. However, every year, for about a month, I rue the fact that I don't have more options!
My current solution:
Light coloured booties: I now have 3 pair. One is on its way out precisely for the flower pot reason you mention -- although I may keep it for this season since the light taupe is useful. The other two are the new bone booties from Israel and the python Pettys from Sam Edelman.
Oxfords: I have one pair of two-tone oxfords (light and dark). Two tone footwear is genius for bridging seasons. (You can wear it with dark or light bottoms).
For casual wear, I have Cons Hi-Ness hightops which I'll wear with socks until warm enough to go without. They are white, so the look is spring-like. I also have a pair of golfing oxfords made of vinyl (new purchase) for rainy days, and a pair of leopard slip on sneakers (also new).
In addition, I have one pair of wedge pumps in leopard (they hardly get worn due to my lifestyle) and a pair of low wedge black shoes. Plus a pair of burgundy pumps. But again, pumps are not a go-to for me.
Another option I have tried is Angie's black bootie trick -- wearing black bottoms and rolling them up to expose a bit of ankle but with black booties. It's still too cold for me to do that here, but I did it once last autumn.
