The snow flurries are flying and there are ice-fishermen on the lake... but today at 11:57 am local time, the sun will be directly over the equator, and then... we welcome the sun back to the northern hemisphere! Or more accurately, we celebrate the fact that our northern hemisphere is, once again, tilted toward the sun (because if course, the sun didn't change anything...)
Equinoxes and solstices have been celebrated in cultures throughout the world since ancient times; we join in a long human tradition as we recognize this day!
Other things to note (besides the snow flurries)... I wish I had more to report on this first official day of spring!
Silver maple flower buds are very swollen.
RWBBs are all over!
In my yard, bulb plants (daffodils, crocuses) have emerged from the soil...
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