Officially over! Today is the spring equinox! I know that doesn't mean a whole lot of anything in Colorado but it means a whole heck of a lot to my mental health. It means that summer is coming. And that means driving with the windows down, wearing flip flops and tank tops, sitting on the patio with a glass of cold riesling and playing kickball. It means grilling and having a beautiful array of fresh, delicious produce bursting out of all my cooking. It means swimming and sunshine and thunderstorms and nearly daily rainbows. It means motorcycle trips and wine in Palisade.
I'm not naive enough to think we don't have any more wintery days in our near future. In fact, Paul and I were talking about this a few days ago and I said something about bracing myself for a blizzard any day now. He poo-pooed that and said we were done with snow until next fall. I poo-pooed that and reminded him that since I moved here all the kids' snow days have been in March. So we made a bet that within the next 30 days -- that 30 days ends on April 10, I think -- we'll get at least 5 inches of snow in a 24-hour period. Psst ... I'm gonna win.
Anyway, whether I win the bet or Paul wins the bet, the cold mistress known as Ms. Winter is officially over! Everyone join me in a happyhappyhappy dance!
4 comments:
On April 15, 1986 or 1987, Denver received 16 inches of snow. You were there.
KWH
I don't remember those details but I believe you. Last year we had 6 or 8 inches if snow at some point in March. I wrote about it here. I am so going to win this bet.
I just went back to check -- that blizzard was March 23 into March 24. Definitely going to win. Mwahahaha!
you make spring sound so nice!
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