One of those March days
The flowers said spring, but the winds said winter.
A chilly day at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, March 2013
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” — Charles Dickens
Today (two weeks before this is published) Michael commented that spring had been flirting with us. That’s a perfect description of the past week here in Virginia. We’ve enjoyed sunny days with warm temperatures (including a record-high 79 degrees in Hampton Roads!) interspersed with two days of snow during the final stretch of what must be the snowiest winter I have ever personally experienced.
By the time you read this, I hope spring will have cease flirtation and be pursuing us in earnest. Though some of you live far north enough that this is unlikely even in mid March, the weather has been so crazy lately that maybe, against all odds, you’ll be granted a warm day or two to enjoy. In any case, enjoy this Google image search and create the beginnings of a beautiful springtime in your heart and mind!
One year ago today:
This post was first published seven years ago today. The original post, comments and photo are linked, along with two other related posts, below. These links to related posts, and their thumbnail photos, do not appear in the blog feed; they are only visible when viewing the individual posts by clicking on each one. I have no idea why, nor do I know how they choose the related posts. That’s just the way WordPress does things.
Defeat Despair 
Thank you! Today is expected to reach sixty. Then it will cool down again. How low? Who knows – it’s March!