Something strange is brewing when your kids are swimming outside in a kiddie pool on March 22nd in New Hampshire. The temps the past two weeks have been unreal - even two days ago when it was still officially "winter" the mercury was up over 70 degrees. And today, it was 85 degrees! The peepers are singing in the marshes, the red maples have budded, and we've got three woodcocks timberdoodling in the backyard each night-- all way ahead of schedule. The ice is out on Lake Sunapee 8 days earlier than ever in recorded history...since the 1800s! I feel cliche saying that global warming may have arrived, but this is a very strange "spring" following an equally strange "winter." I really hope this doesn't go spectacularly wrong in a week or so. Tomorrow is looking more reasonable- only about 68 degrees here...still about 25 degrees above normal for mid-March, but not quite as freaky.
In the meantime, the kids are convinced that summer has arrived. They wear shorts and summery dresses to school, dig their toes into the dirt, and Aiden even has the beginnings of a farmer tan on the back of his neck. I've warned them about the possibility of another snowstorm (remember last Easter?) but they go right on splashing in the pool. On Monday while we were grilling burgers on the deck in our shorts, Aiden said, "Dad, isn't this the perfect winter day?" That made Andy laugh. "Yeah, buddy, I think it is." he replied. About the only thing we could do was have another glass of wine and turn up the summer tunes. Enjoy it while it lasts.
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I hope you saved that comment by Aiden for posterity. It made me laugh also. Looks like Kimball likes the pool, too.
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