If it is possible to OD on daffodils I plead guilty. I stop to admire them and take pictures on every walk. And on every country drive, in every park and almost in every yard.
It's a harmless addiction, unless you count the sudden stops made on those country roads. And anyway, there's a good excuse because this is the first time in years that we've been in daffodil country in March.
I wouldn't trade the decades of winters and springs we've spent in sunny climes for anything. But the beautiful early Spring flowers have been a gift in this year when staying home was our safer and happier option.
And the winter weather here in our part of Oregon has really not been all that hard to take. Not nearly as rainy and gray as we remember. March definitely came in like a lamb with a beautiful sunny day and only a couple of partly rainy days last week. I've read a lot about places where it came in like a lion and therefore (hopefully) will go out like a lamb. But here in the Pacific Northwest, we've always heard the opposite version of that old proverb. There's actually a fact-based reason for that.
Not my picture (I wish it were). Google public domain
Here is information from CNN Weather:
Some may be familiar with a reverse version of the proverb: "March comes in like a lamb and goes out like a lion."
This "reverse" of the proverb is hard to trace in its origin, but definitely makes sense if you consider those who traveled westward with the American expansion to Western states.These western states can have incredible temperature swings this month as the polar jet stream moves from it's preferred position near Canada over the winter to a more southerly route during the spring. This tends to cause many states in the Western US to experience some of their heavier snowfalls from the end of March and into April — thus the lion (and the harsh weather it represents) coming at the end of the month.
I hope the proverb comes true for those who got the lion last week — and that it doesn't for those of us who got the lamb.
Just the usual suspects when it came to birds last week. I heard and saw a lot more species. Spring activity is picking up even here in the city, but pictures are hard to get. I've been trying to remember that just observing birds used to be enough to make me happy. Now I'm a little disappointed if I don't get a picture.
Thankful to be safe and well and enjoying this seasonal transition. It is almost a brand-new experience for us after all these years.
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