We have had a few signs of spring, all the normal ones; robins, redwing blackbirds, even a butterfly, but we still have 6+ inches of snow on the deck and the pile outside the front door is chest high. This week however, we've seen the first human signs of spring. The biker boys are cruising River Road on their Harleys, based on the noise level back here in the house, their lives are not at risk. ("LOUD PIPES SAVE LIVES")
On Wed, after an 8 inch dump and with the temp about 35, in the mall we observed a group of young women (girls?) in flip flops. Sure they were wearing jeans and hoodies, but heck, they wear that in July.
After our walk in the mall, we made our mandatory Tour du Traverse. One has to observe the Bay and one of the States top ten Main Streets. Our overnights have been in the teens and the water mass in the bay is near 32 so each morning, if the wind is calm, there is a skim of ice that traps the floating ice masses. Well, on Wednesday, there was a fellow out in it using his kayak as an ice breaker. Nobody swimming yet but there are usually some folks walking the beach.
Down town there have been boys in shorts and tee shirts but the brew pubs might explain that. Then, yesterday was the topper, Although it was sunny, nary a cloud to be seen, the temperature was still in the 40's. Outside the mall having her smoke was a young thing in flip flops, tee shirt and shorts! Who needs Florida? Spring is here. (Ignore the snow in the forecast!)
Oops! It's falling. Big wet flakes but it's not sticking.
Anyway, the folks making syrup are happy.
Saturday, April 02, 2011
This is Spring?
Dick and I are ready for winter to be over. Over - really over - no more snow and freezing temps. He sent this letter to the kids. It's a good description of what passes for Spring in T.C.
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*giggles* Reminds me of when I was university in the North East of England. It's a bit chilly on that stretch of coastline - we used to swear the wind came straight off the Norwegian fjords - and those of us not used to the weather used to bundle ourselves up in multiple layers in an attempt not to freeze. The locals often scorned such things, which was most noticeable at night, when the boys wore light suits and the girls just wore their fancy nightclub outfits that covered very little indeed.
On evenings when you looked out and the locals were wearing coats, you panicked and stayed indoors :P
It all just proves that everything is relative, even the temperature. Dick's brother tells about living in New Orleans and seeing men who were paving the streets huddled around metal barrels containing bonfires when the temp. was 55F. They just weren't acclimated to such "extremes"!
*laughs* Yes, I know what you mean. Friends from Texas visited London last summer, during one of our hot spells. They were easy to spot - they were the folks in jackets and light sweaters, complaining it was on the chill side, while all the natives were in t-shirts and shorts, muttering about the heat :D
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