It’s March 1, the whole month unfolding within the season of Lent, which means a month of Friday fish fries sponsored by local Catholic churches and fire companies, and midweek worship services that hardly anyone will attend. So… Lent.
And 31 days of struggle between a waning Winter and an emerging Spring. Chances are the wind will periodically howl, the weather will get enticingly warm and then turn on us, and this will go on for the entire month, most likely into April, maybe even May.
But the warmth is coming, the red bud will bloom, and, come hell or high water, we will enjoy that occasional picture perfect Spring day.