Relative Something

Spring in Minnesota does often look like this. Yesterday morning we awoke to the much more monochromatic vista of snow, instead of the bursting colors of spring.

I find it interesting to witness what it does to people’s psyche. I’m not sure if it is that they fail to understand the inevitability of such weather or just allow themselves to be bluffed that snow is done when the first days of sun and 70° finally arrive.

I do admit, that even I have caught myself wanting to remove the chopper mittens and window scraper from my car on those hot, sunny spring days that cause so many people to think snow is done and gone. Full disclosure: I took the mittens out… but, left the scraper in.

It’s not so bad if you mentally prepare yourself for the inevitable weather back-slide that briefly interrupts what we perceive as truly defining spring. Spring snow is incredibly beautiful. Depending on your perspective, I guess.

Explain the incredible beauty to the worm…