What a difference a day makes.

[Kitosdad]

After all the cold and wet days that we have had to suffer for quite a while,yesterday turned our World upside down.
The day started with a bright blue sky, and a temperature that climbed steadily throughout the day to +15C.
Even as it slowly fell after darkness, it remained above +4C.
The cooling caused some condensation which dampened the paths and roadways, but this is beginning to dry as the temperatures begin to climb once again.

Along the trail the daffodils were forcing themselves above ground level, as if to greet the Spring.
The grass was green and sparkling with dew.
The birds had a reason to sing once again.

By Sunday, should this weather continue, we shall be met with the golden hues of thousands of daffodils swaying in the warm breeze.
People who have formerly been huddled in their Winter garb are now dressing in lighter clothing, and all waving a cheery "Good morning."

Yes indeed, we have all been breathlessly awaiting the arrival of Spring, and it seems to have finally arrived!

Kitos.
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[Foah]

Subject line sponsored by Gloria Gaynour.
lol

Michael
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[Political Lurker]

From my own experience in Deutschland Bill - I alway reckoned about the middle to end of of April before I would change my clothes.
But in Germany I always found it was hard to see Spring coming until it had "Sprung"

Oh for a nice pair of shorts!!

Wear shorts here and they look at you like you've grown another head!
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[Kitosdad]

Michael, it was sang by better singers before Gloria Gaynor was even born.

The Four Aces made a great recording of it in the Fifty's.
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[Katyufka]

Oh, you are so lucky to have nice warm weather! In Belarus it', still cool and the sun is rare:(

[Kitosdad]

Good morning Katy, with a smile like yours ... who gives a damn that it's cool!
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[Youscream_Icecream]

You good folks should visit my country whenever you feel bored with the cold. We have 35 degrees celcius during the day and around 22-25 during the nights.
@Kitos : Great essay, Kitos. One of these days, I am going to have to make an essay about how hot my country is with all the global warming around. I suppose you won't mind when I do?
@Katy (or Katerina?) : Oh, hello there. Do not mind me, I am just a fellow learner. *sweet face mode : ON* *Whisper to Kitos* You were right about her smile...
Anyways, if German and Belarus are cold, does it mean that cold beverage does not really sell?
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[Katyufka]

to Youscream_Icecream: do you live somewhere in Mediterranean?
And cold beverage is successfully sold as well as ice cream even in winter =)

Well, now we also have fine warm weather and I'm happy about that!

Happy Easter to everyone!

[Youscream_Icecream]

Wow. Here I am thinking that 18 degrees celsius is "cold" and you folks out there are eating ice creams in winter. You folks must have gotten used to the cold.
Unfortunately, I do not reside anywhere near the area. My motherland is a tropical archipelago in south east Asia.

I wish you all a very good spring. I am experiencing...I don't exactly know what I am experiencing anymore, since in the last 10 years, the climate cycle in my country has been shifting greatly. We used to be able to predict the seasons, but now, not anymore.

Happy easter to you all. Anyone still have fun collecting easter eggs?
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[Katyufka]

I know that people who live in countries with such hot climate as you, Youscream_Icecream, do usually say: in your country it is cold for three months during the year and VERY COLD the other 9 months :)

And yes, we do eat ice cream in winter but usually at home :)

As to the collecting eggs... We have different tradition: we present each other easter eggs and children also have "egg fighting"

[Youscream_Icecream]

Please, call me Y.I...

You are most correct, Katerina. I might look funny during summer in Belarus since I'll probably wear 5 layers of clothing whenever I am out and about. LOL.
Egg fighting? That sounds fun! Would you mind telling me more about it?
I don't really celebrate easter since I am not a christian myself. So I really don't know the mechanism of egg collecting and, uh, the actual function of easter rabbits (they are usually pink, aren't they?).

*Still bewitched by your smile....* 0_0
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