Hope you enjoyed spring

Today, March 3rd, spring arrived about noon and ended about 2:45 p.m. What do I mean by spring? I mean that we actually had snow melting and water running. There were no gushers, but after eating lunch I thought about going out for a walk. After putting my jacket on and stepping out on the porch, it looked like a better bet to do some Wii exercises in my livingroom rather than getting my shoes wet jumping from mud puddle to mud puddle.

The sun was shining and there was a slight breeze during that glorious time. Was it my imagination or was the air filled with dewy moisture, perhaps from the melting snow? Well, no matter, it's over. We're back to winter again with a drop in temperatures and an overcast sky.

I believe the snow has quit melting.

And yet, for a few brief minutes, there was a hint of something different in the air. Call it spring, call it optimism, call it a chance for a different season...it was there, if only briefly.

I'm sure bears that have been hibernating all winter encounter something like what I felt when they wake up from their five-month nap. They go to the end of their cave, stick their nose out and try to smell something different from what they have breathing indoors all winter long.

When I drive home tonight, my driveway will still be lined with banks of snow. The remnants of our bird population will still need me to put some more bird seed in the feeders. And the melted water will probably have turned to a sheet of ice.

But...at least today we got a hint of another season -- a better one than what we've endured since November. Perhaps it won't be much longer until we get another warm spell. Who knows....maybe it will last longer than three hours next time.