Spring in the Rockies

Today is the last day of winter. Tomorrow is the Spring Equinox, which marks the first day of spring. In true form, Colorado has decided to send winter out with fanfare...and a mild snowstorm.

If you live in Colorado, you know that the weather here is forever changing. We like to keep the tourists guessing. Visiting anytime between March and May? Pack shorts and pants; you'll probably wear both. Visiting in the fall? Same deal. We really don't put our seasonal wardrobes away; we just move them to different sections of our closets.


Having lived in Colorado my (nearly) entire life, one would think I would be used to the mercurial nature of...well, nature, and for the most part, I am. This winter has been pretty atypical, with snow almost every week, and temps staying below 50* pretty much the entire winter. I'm ready for warmer weather, and for the snow to go away. Even the kids are sick of it - they told me a couple of weeks ago that they're ready for spring.


After the 68* day we had on Wednesday, 30* and snow yesterday (Friday) was almost cruel. Today is sunny, but still only around 35*. Hopefully, today marks the true end of winter and the beginning of spring...although, if I know Colorado, we could very well have a blizzard before April finally arrives. It's happened before. We just shrug, pull on our boots and get on with our day. We Coloradoans know that the weather will be different tomorrow.