The Moods of March

Oh yes, March is a moody month--days of sun, days of overcast gray...A chill in the shade, and warmer in the sun. A cold front coming through,  bringing rain and maybe even snow.  The next day, a sweet warm breeze. 

 

And there is no blue quite like that March blue sky--the clarity!  The light on the new green leaves.

After the time shift, there is more light in the evenings, now. Sunsets after 7 pm.   And dark at 6am, and the streetlights are still on.  But we are counting down the days to the equinox on March 19---astronomical spring!  

 

March is tulips and  daffodils.

March is primary voting and Saint Patrick's Day parade! 

March is the Green Chicago river for Saint Patrick's Day

March is  Spring and Chicagohenge.

March is buds on the branches, and spring training baseball!  

The warmer than average February is also bringing us an early spring, which also means pothole repair season, construction season, and allergy season.

And 4 years ago today on March 11 2020, The World Health Organization declared a pandemic emergency with COVID-19.  Do you remember how everything changed?  Remember who was President then. Remember how many people died. Remember the lock downs, the fear and uncertainty.  

 

We have learned a lot, and things have changed since then, but the plague is still with us.  Now is the time to get the updated vaccine.  Or a booster, if you got the updated vaccine last fall.

 

March is also the start of  severe weather season---storms and even tornadoes---and we could still get snow, even  in April! 

 

As they say, March is many weathers....