Signs Of Spring

I have a calendar hanging in my office with great photos of the Milwaukee metro. Each photo represents what you might see in that month - except March.

Since Spring technically begins in March, the photo is of flowers in bloom ... or green grass ... or people venturing outside for a stroll. Even for March 31st - that's a stretch!

I hate flipping it to that picture on March 1st - because it's really an April 15th type of photo.

But the calendar aside, I am starting to get a slight spring vibe - and it feels good:

• Driving home and there is still some daylight.


• Hearing Bob Uecker call a spring training inning.


• The first calls to KTI asking about our Dells Weekend.


• Signing up the kids for baseball/softball.


• People sitting outside at Kopps (granted, they're still pretty bundled.)


• Taking my time to close the car window at a drive-thru (as opposed to the "close it before you get frost-bite" method of February.)


• That dripping sound of snow melting off rooftops.


• Divider Lines re-appearing in the parking lot.


• Passing thought that "ah ... winter wasn't so bad after all."


• Turning off the heat half-way home.

Now this would be a more honest March picture - huh?

The snow is just gone,

No leaves on the trees

The mud left behind is just waiting for unsuspecting shoes ...