After months of cold, gloomy, cloudy, rainy weather, there’s nothing quite like the first really warm, sunny day.
Oh what a feeling!
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Amen. No better time. Pre-bug sunshine. Vernal equinox on Saturday.
And it has been absolutely gorgeous for over a week now. And today, the Spring Equinox, it was 75 degrees — and yes, no bugs! Well, the bees are out, and others, but the face flies and yellow jackets have yet to arrive. I did see a baby lizard yesterday, which means the baby rattlesnakes cannot be far behind!