It’s March 1! No further flake of snow may fall, and no outdoor temperature may be expressed by any number beginning with a figure lower than 4! I have constructed a giant bonfire in the yard to consume all heavy clothing and long underwear! I decree that shorts shall henceforth be the mandated attire! Ho ho hee hee ha ha! No more winter!
Okay…maybe not. But the temperature sure is mild. Indicated temp above 50o before nine. I have things to do this morning but put them all aside for a long quiet walk without heavy coat.
Yesterday afternoon I saw a white line on an ash deposit on the south end of what I call the Painted Ridge, where no white line ought to be. Got a closer look at it this morning…
Looks as though the wind has carved a lip in the edge of the ash, which is really soft stuff. The snow has melted everywhere except the dent in that lip; you can see it for miles.
It dawned partly cloudy, with blue sky in the east which made me hope it was a going to be a sunny day. But the rest of the sky filled with cloud even while I was walking.
So I don’t know if it’s gonna be sunny or not today. Probably just a little sun peeking through from time to time. But it sure is pleasantly mild, and so far no wind. Spring! I decree it!
Joel, you’re tempting fate. Remember the old saying about March? If it’s in like a lamb, then it’s out like a lion.
Winter has exited on March 1st? You’d doing even better than Camelot! (where it exits March 2nd, on the dot!).
😀 Yeah, I don’t really believe it either.