Springing Forward

Now that spring is finally here, the weather report has devolved into an weeklong siege of rain and snow along with mostly below freezing temperatures.  The garlic is pushing its way through frozen soil and the spring flowering bulbs are as well.   Maple syrup producers on the NCR are keeping their fingers crossed we get a few more days favorable to sap flow.  So far it hasn't been the best of seasons for them.  Every year seems to start the same way.  We get a few nice days and I think this is finally the year when spring comes early and stays on course without backing into winter.  Somewhere, Lucy is also assuring Charley Brown she won't snatch the football away if he will only try to kick it one more time.