Warm Surprise

The clear blue sky and sunshine tempted us beyond our better judgment today. So we braced ourselves and ventured out onto the porch to see what a mid-March day might offer in spite of the cold. Well, Mother Nature had pulled another one of her frequent tricks–this time on the side of the angels. The sun had shone through our upper windows long enough to bring the temperature up to a cozy eighty degrees. Yup. That’s 80 warm, cozy solar degrees. Turns out old Sol had been shining though the upper windows long enough to download some major BTUs onto our humble abode. No ducks or other critters yet. But the warmth inspired thoughts of an impending Spring. OK, that’s not according to the calendar. But 80 degrees? What did Pope Gregory know about weather anyway? I’ll take it.