I got up a bit ago to see what all the noise was about. It was thunder… and sleet. Sleet is kinda like melting hail. It goes rat-a-tat-tat on the windows and sills. The roads and sidewalks get covered with icy slush. Trucks slide into ditches. Geez, two weeks ago it was 80.
I love fall. I love the transition from summer's heat to the warm days and cool nights of autumn. I love the way the wind comes up to move the change along. That's how it's been here these last few weeks. Hot days giving way to cooler. Now comes the wind and rain and sleet and snow and…… April?? Yep. March 30th and it is cold, cold, cold!! As they say in these parts, it's a nasty day.
With March weather my Mom would always announce: "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb." I think she also claimed the converse was true: In like a lamb, out like a lion. We'll see. We have about 36 hours to sort this out. In the meantime this is nothing more than a nasty fake out. Just when you think you can trust the weather and prepare to sail into better weather, somebody pulls the ball away and lands you right on your cold weather butt. Welcome to Michigan.
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