Sunrise into Spring

When I was a child, I was taught that the seasonal changes happened on the 21st of a month. I now know that the lunar calendar is fluid, although with a certain rhythm to it. So, I know that spring arrived officially in the morning of the 20th this year, and not today, the 21st. 

But, although there was lovely sunshine yesterday, the wind was strong and carried a winter chill with it. This morning, however, the sun rose over a perfectly flat river which shimmered like glass. The sun was strong and called out loudly that it is springtime. Awake. People came outside to enjoy it in droves. Children played on the hillsides of Fort Anne. Adults strolled on the boardwalk and trails. 

I enjoyed a leisurely 2-hour walk myself. And when I got back home, I doffed my coat and then my heavy shirt, socks and trousers and donned a pair of shorts and a light shirt. My feet were bare. Then, I went out and sat comfortably on our deck basking in the sunshine, and feeling it energize me.

The wind only picked up as 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon approached. Reluctantly, I retreated inside behind glass walls. The waves have grown on the river. There are whitecaps and the tide is coming in. 

But I can still see the bright sunshine!