On this last day of March, and for this final post of the month, here are a couple of peony tulips just beginning to unfurl their splendor. The weather is forecast to be slightly stormy, but warmer, and that’s good enough after the cold spell we’ve had of late. Truth be told, March wasn’t as terrible to us as it could have been (and as it’s been in the past). Changeable weather is a mainstay of upstate New York, and to expect consistency or comfort is a certain path to misery. Instead, we embrace the good days when they’re at hand, and find ways of making the most of the bad ones.
The last day of the month is also a good place to pause for reflection on where we are now in comparison to where we were when it all began. Comparison is the thief of joy, but we can carefully navigate the past without too much dismay. Let’s start with the most recent week, in which chills and thrills mimicked the variable weather. Then there was this St. Patrick’s Day recap personified by green Burberry briefs. The middle of March brought about this sunny-flower-fronted recap, while the very first recap of the month was equally inspired by the sun. That brings us to this post, the last one for the month of March – the month in which spring officially arrived, one that sets us up for all the April showers…
