March 19, 2010 Chautauqua

From the Editor's Computer

It is finally spring, according to the calendar, whether the weather cooperates or not.

The first day of spring is one thing,
and the first spring day is another.
The difference between them is sometimes
as great as a month.
~Henry Van Dyke

As we all know, March weather can be pretty temperamental. Just last weekend, we had wind...snow...sunshine...melting...and more wind.

In the spring I have counted one hundred
and thirty-six different kinds of weather
inside of four and twenty hours.
~Mark Twain

Whether we get more snow or not (and we will get at least one more snow storm as it is Alberta!), whether we see green shoots or not, we all know that they are not far away now.

Spring is sooner recognized by plants
than by men.
~Chinese Proverb

So don’t worry if you feel anxious for a change…
It's spring fever. That is what the name
of it is. And when you've got it, you want -
oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want,
but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!
~Mark Twain

Beth

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