First Hint of Spring

Well the saying may go that "March comes in like a lion, but goes out like a lamb," but today was one of those glorious spring days we have all been waiting for after a brutially cold and snowy winter.  You may be wondering where this phrase comes from (I know I was) so here it goes.  As March is known for its variable temperatures (ie one minute you might be walking around in shorts and the next you are digging out that snow shovel).  Some say it originated around the same time constellation folklore stories began. The Constellation Leo, a lion, begins to cross the meridian at the beginning of March.  As the month winds down, Aires, the ram, begins to take its place.  Others say the phrase originated during the 17th Century as it shows up in both a book written by John Ray and later in the Ames Almanack

Today was the beginning of the bike tour season and we could not have asked for better weather.

65 and sunny!!

In other news I am half way through the #100happydays project and got this one of the once again empty reflecting pool.  I am sure there will be many more to come as the tour season takes off and the Cherry Blossoms start to bloom (peak blossom season will start around April 8th).