Tuesday, March 4, 2008

A Brief Taste of Spring

For months now I've been anxiously awaiting the arrival of spring weather. I'm just not a winter person at all. If I had my way, snow would be limited to Christmas Eve so that the holiday "purists" could have their white Christmas, and then we would have spring starting the first week in January. But alas, winter has continued to plague us despite my repeated impassioned pleas to the Almighty for "sunny and warmer" weather.

Last Sunday we had "sunny and warmer" in all its glory. The high temperature hit 78 degrees, all of the residual snow piles and the ice in our driveway melted away, and the sun shone brightly on our smiling faces. We spent hours outside on Sunday afternoon doing long overdue yard work and soaking up the sunshine.

Unfortunately our one "spring" day was nothing but a cruel hoax, as it cooled off dramatically and rained all day yesterday, and today we were "blessed" with six inches of the fluffy white stuff again. Winter has struck again with a vengeance and it is all the more difficult after the brief taste of spring we were teased with on Sunday.

Please let spring come soon!

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