We had our snow "event" yesterday. No big deal really......just a few inches. The really good news is that the sun came out yesterday afternoon and melted most of it. That sunshine was deceptive......I almost went out to sit on the front porch! Almost......the chairs are still covered in snow, and even though the sun was shining, it was definitely not a warm afternoon! But a sunny afternoon has been such a rarity around here this winter.......and we have a bright sunny morning again today! Wow! Is spring really on the way? Is this for real?
When we were considering moving here to the mountains, we were told that we could expect "long spring, long fall, short winter, short summer." That sounded good to us. We were coming from the extreme heat of Florida summers. Prior to that we had experienced the extreme cold of Minnesota winters. So something less extreme was very appealing.
That optimistic forecast turns out not to have been exactly accurate! In the few years we have lived here, we have experienced short spring, short summer, short fall, and very long, very cold, very snowy winters! Not exactly what we had in mind!!
This morning's blue sky and sunshine gives me hope! The crocus leaves poking through the ground give me hope! The weather forecast for the weekend (spring-like temperatures) gives me hope! I admit that I was a little skeptical about that groundhog and his forecast of an early spring. But right now I'm feeling hopeful! And after yet another long, cold, snowy winter......hope feels good. Something to look forward to feels good!
"Thank God for the promise of spring." (Bill and Gloria Gaither)
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