Spring Fever

Ah!  Fresh air!  We have been enjoying a stretch of unseasonably warm weather lately. So warm that patches of green grass are showing through the light layer of Wisconsin snow.  So warm that people around here may not be hanging their hopes as much on the groundhog seeing or not seeing his shadow today.  The mild temperatures and brilliant sun have been accompanied by wind, the kind of weather we normally experience in March or even April.  Folks actually have a spring in their step.  They've shed their boots, their scarves, their hats, their heavy sweaters, their extra layers, and they've been sporting brighter, springy colors.  Our dull winter pallor has been replaced by a rosy, spring-like glow.  Our collective spirit appears to be higher than normally experienced during the beginning of February.  It's as if we're all "suffering" from a serious dose of spring fever.  As we dance in the warm sun, however, we wary Wisconsinites keep a watch on the sky, worried that the other weather-shoe is going to drop and we'll be blasted with the reality of winter once again.  But, till then, we'll have fun, enjoying this early hint of spring.  It's amazing how reliant we are on Mother Nature for so much, including our moods.