Some Signs of Spring

March 6. Two weeks ahead of the vernal equinox. More signs of spring.

In the morning I saw a common snipe on a pond bank in our neighborhood. He was on his way north to Wisconsin or Minnesota. That was a good sign.

The temperature was an excellent sign. The high reached 82. Great day for golf.

The long sleeves were actually much too warm.

Of course, the only reason I bring it up, is to make my Illinois friends jealous. The high in Champaign was 71 (nice, I guess) and in Chicago it was only 67.

The long-term average high on this date in Champaign is 45, but it is 55 in Mountain View.