Spring arrives today.
Known officially as the spring equinox, it will mean many things to many Canadians, depending, of course, on where they happen to be living.
Like spring, slush arrived in Yellowknife this week, about a month ahead of schedule.Temperatures across the Northwest Territories were unseasonably higher than normal Tuesday. (Alex Brockman/CBC)
And try this one out: a lot of people living in the Far North are sunning themselves in what passes for balmy temperatures.
Who ever said life was fair?
Here in the Montreal, afternoon temperatures are predicted to temperature is slated to go up to around 8C.
Spring rituals: If we can’t smell the blossoms, we can at least dodge the Montreal potholes. (Kim McNairn/CBC)
The sun was out this morning, it is now overcast.
After the winter we’ve had, we’ll take it.
Spring is a state of mind, right?
Problem is, snow and rain are predicted for the next three days.
Even Dave Bronstetter, a life-long Montrealer and long-time CBC Radio host, tends to chuckle over what happens every spring. It,s only to cover the pain. (CBC)
If it’s all really nothing other than a state of mind, that’s the kind of forecast that makes a willing suspension of disbelief just a tad difficult.
Because I did not grow up in Canada, I never developed the required chops to deal with crummy spring weather.
For a few tips on how to bear up, I called a man born-and-raised in Montreal, my pal Dave Bronstetter, a guy who I figured had learned a long time ago how to cope.
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