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I have enough trouble keeping track of what year it is, what month it is, and don’t generally worry about what day it is. Part of my seasonal confusion has to do with what I learned as a child, and what I see as an adult.

All together now, “April showers bring May flowers.”

And the follow-up, “What, do May flowers bring?” (see bottom of post for the answer if you don’t know it already)

So when the flowers appear it should be May.
This picture is from just outside our front stoop, an area that is shaded most of the day.

February Flowers!

Since this is not the state I grew up in, I will give the ditty a months grace. March showers bring April Flowers.
But come on. It is not April, it is not even March. It is still February! These daffodils may not be completely open yet, but there are plenty around that are fully open.

So for 2010 – January showers bring February flowers.
My brain is going to be hard pressed to figure out the time of year in 2010.
It looks like it’s going to be a long Spring.
And rumor has it that this summer is going to be wetter than average, so Spring may last until next Fall or Winter.

But, I am not really complaining too loudly. The Spring Olympics were wonderful, and we did not have to contend with any major snowfall in the lowlands this winter. That almost makes up for last year.

Of course the school Districts all shortened their winter and spring breaks so they would be sure to have enough days to cover snow days without adding days and being in session until July. I’ll bet none of them shorten the school year because they did not need to use any snow days.

Speaking of the Olympics – two more events; 50 km cross-country race and Gold/Silver medal round for USA/Canada. “USA, USA, USA, USA.” And how about them Canadians. “Own the Podium!” They seem to have taken that to heart, winning more gold medals than any other country, and that is without the Men’s Hockey potential. Red Mittens, Red Mittens, Red Mittens. (Part of their Own the Podium marketing campaign.) That’s 12 EST, 3 PST (I don’t really remember if we are in PDT or PST, so adjust accordingly) for you sport’s or Olympic’s fans. And they are making such a big deal that we all get to see it, “LIVE IN ALL TIME ZONES.” It only took 2 weeks to figure out that it is possible to broadcast a west coast event live to the west coast. Slow learners at NBC.

Answer to the question above: Pilgrims.
Hey, if you did not know this already, it’s a joke from elementary school.
Actually I would have answered furniture. We had Mayflower move our belongings from Grand Rapids to Ann Arbor when I was 4 years old. I remember distinctly the big Mayflower boxes that we got to play in, down in the basement. That is, until I cut my knee on a metal support strip and had to go to the hospital to get stitches.

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