Forget that white stuff this morning that was predicted by Tornado Tom. It is 6:45 p.m.. EDT and that means the vernal equinox has occurred.
That means spring has sprung.
It is porch weather as some might say. Or soon to be anyway.
Regarding the science stuff, the word equinox is Latin words for “equal night.” Days and nights are approximately equal everywhere and the Sun rises and sets due east and west, explains The Old Farmers Almanac. At the equinoxes, the tilt of Earth relative to the Sun is zero, which means that Earth’s axis neither points toward nor away from the Sun.
While frequently attributed to Ogden Nash or ee Cummings the author of this amusing nonsense – known as “Spring In The Bronx” – is Anonymous.
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Spring is sprung, the grass is ris.
I wonders where the birdies is.
They say the birds is on the wing.
Ain’t that absurd?
I always thought the wing was on the bird.
And here I thought it was the work of the Bard of Avon!
here’s better one from DuckDuckGo
Author:
Dwayne Leon Rankin, USA
Poem
Spring Has Sprung
Showers and trees, flowers and bees,
Spring is in the air.
Fun for some, others glum,
Pollen everywhere!
Hacking, wheezing, coughing, sneezing,
Allergy season’s here!!
Eyes are itching, nose is twitching,
“It won’t end”- the fear!!!
Schools out, want to shout,
Atmosphere is clear!!!!
Now is fun, misery is done,
Life again is dear!!!!!
This winter blessing was a great time to go out and see pure white snow. And also the opportunity to get exercise while shoveling.
You don’t need a gym in winter to strengthen the body. Think about time before when we used to chop firewood plow fields and do chores around our homes.
With spring comes attention to vegetable gardens, raising livestock and farming.
We are blessed of God for these things.