Today I’m lamenting the lack of sun on my side of the street. Oh, the sun was out and shining brightly and the temps reached nearly 50 degrees! It felt like a Spring day, despite the calendar which says the vernal equinox arrives one month from tomorrow. I peeked out the window a short time ago hoping all the ice in the driveway had finally melted and perhaps the snow banks might have dwindled and been whisked away down the sewer drain until next year, but no such luck. The snow plow came and left its calling card at the end of the driveway and that was about all. Sigh. Across the street, I saw the cement driveway for the first time in weeks, if not months. But on the shady side of the street, the ice still encircles my house, and with an all-day rain tomorrow, re-freeze threatens and my frustration will escalate. Actually, today’s weather was fantastic, but a little wacky. After all, two days ago it was bitter cold and snowing non-stop. The weather prognosticators keep teasing us with how many more inches of snow are needed to break the all-time record of the snowiest Winter in history since records have been kept. As of now, we only need 16.4 more inches of snow, which begs the question: do we want to beat the record for the snowiest Winter EVER or do we just let it lie? Sometimes less is more.

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips it’s turn. ~~Hal Borland