Before Spring Winter Must End

     This time of year people like to look toward the coming of spring rather than the existent state of winter. Little signals that warmer weather is on the way fool us. We celebrate the growing of daylight hours, more sunshine, and the beginning of allergy season (no celebration for me on that one) while forgetting that mother nature generally likes to deliver at least one more wallop before spring actually begins. This is why I've seen snow in May and terrible cold snaps in April. Spring Break time in March has always been cold. I remember often trying to figure out how to dress to go to the airport because I wouldn't want to be burdened with my winter coat once I had arrived at my sunny beach destination. I try to remind myself that it isn't over till the fat lady sings and mother nature is the fattest of them all!