The old saying about March, “in like a lamb out like a lion, in like a lion out like a lamb” seems to be headed for another affirmation. March rolled in gentle as a lamb this year; ’twas quite spring-like. Now, here we are coasting toward month’s end and the forecast is: cold and snowy.<\/p>\n
I recollect from my younger years that it always seemed to snow on my birthday (Mar. 2). During the past couple decades, though, I can’t really say that’s held true. Partly, I just don’t remember the past couple decades as well as my first couple decades.<\/p>\n
I also recollect in years past being amused by snow on April 1 which struck me as sort of a mocking if not cruel joke for April Fools’ Day, coming as it does on the heels of the first day of spring.<\/p>\n
Getting back to the lion\/lamb lamb\/lion axiom, I’d have to say that, to the best of my fading recollection, it generally holds true. If it snows on my birthday, it doesn’t snow on April 1; but, if nothing more than a sweater is needed on my birthday, it’ll snow sometime the last week of March, along with a blistery cold wind. If the lion hasn’t roared by Mar. 31, though, it’ll snow on April Fools’ Day.<\/p>\n
Sign of old age: More than two sentences talking about the weather.<\/p>\n
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