March on Out

I feel sorry for March. I'm always so anxious to see it go. Even though April doesn't immediately usher in the sunshine, at least it feels like we're one step closer to the possibility of warmth. While the rest of the country has been basking in unseasonably high temperatures, we've been staring out the window at this:

Even this morning there was some white chunky stuff mixed in with the rain. Now mind you this is not normal for Seattle. Rain? Yes, we expect lots. White stuff? Not so much. Is it too much to ask that I would prefer to be looking at this:

I don't know where this is, but I'll take it!

March Floral

'Unseasonably Warm' Sounds Like a Good Day to Me

Spring is my favorite time of year because it's a prelude to Summer, the awesomest and most magnificent time of the year. Because I enjoy warm, sunny weather so much, it's ironic that I choose to live in Seattle where Summer barely raises its sleepy head before the leaves turn color again and the gloomy expanse of grey days and rain returns. March begins a 4 month long promise that one day soon we'll be able to briefly store our fleece and expose our vitamin D deprived flesh to delicious rays of revitalizing sunshine. Already plump buds have begun to reveal themselves, and soon our streets will be lined with a parade of cherry blossoms and early blooms. It will still be rainy, and it will still be chilly, but it will sure be pretty.

An unseasonably bright & warm day. Seattle from the Kerry Park viewpoint on Queen Anne.