May 9: On this day last year, I reported that the Saucer Magnolia at the end of the street was finally in bloom, and that Spring could be officially declared. I recommended that we commence wearing shorts and drinking rosé.
Well, the Magnolia is just about in full bloom, but it feels like we are weeks away from Spring. We have had exactly one day with a temperature greater than 20C in the last 30 days, and the Weather Network reports that we’ve had about 20 mm more rain, spread over about a week more of rainy days. So I will only conclude that Spring is underway. And like my furry friend here, I will regard rosé with suspicion until we have a solid week of warmer weather.