Well, for three days in a row we have temps above freezing and the sun is shining. That may mean that spring is coming to our little area of the world.
Winter was pretty cold, especially in the month of February where it seemed to be below zero most nights and barely above in the daytime. All that cold weather caused most of the Great Lakes to freeze for the second year in a row, something that happened more often when I first moved this far north in 1974 but hasn't happened very often in the last 10 years.
However, with the sun shining and the air a little warmer the signs of spring include a warmer weather dance that includes kicking the area around your 4 car tires to get those large clumps of ice/snow out from under your car. Those same clumps that make that buzzing noise that you hear when you turn a corner because your tires are rubbing against that ice/snow. Where ever you go you see these 'dead' clumps sitting in parking lots, along the road and at gas stations. People do this little kicking 'dance' as their sign of spring and the cars 'kick off' those chunks while going down the road because the drivers are hitting those famous potholes of N. Michigan. Yes, Yes, Yes, dirty clumps of snow and ice, potholes and sunshine are hopeful signs of warm weather just around the corner.
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