Spring

It's hard to believe that we're not that far away from Spring at this point. If some weather forecasters are right, both Missouri and Illinois can expect that season to include more frost than normal and is likely to be more stormy, too.

Spring will come early to Quincy this weekend with the return of the fantastic Quincy Spring Picketrs Market and Garden Show at the Quincy Town Center!

I fear claiming victory too soon, but the extended forecast for the tri-state area makes me wonder if we're about to experience an early spring this year. There is a distinct warming trend with no snow in sight.

Allergies - I HATE YOU. I'm that person who is constantly sniffing, sneezing, blowing my nose, etc. basically year round. I have a ton of indoor AND outdoor allergies, but the time of year they're the worst is definitely spring. It's even more annoying this year because every allergy symptom I have in public people look at me all scared because they think it could be COVID-19...

Christian church leaders then established a set of guidelines to determine when Easter Sunday would take place.

Well there are two ways to look at this. My way and the calendar's way.

How many days until spring?

Easter Sunday wanders from March to April every year.  Have you ever wondered why that is? Well, believe it or not, it has to do with the "Full Moon".

Today marks the first day of Spring or the day that the Vernal Equinox occurs. After 96  long winter days, I think everyone is ready for Spring to arrive.

In my little crazy world, I consider Winter to be the months of November, December, January and February. So happy Spring to me on this first day of March. For the rest of you, your first day of Spring will not arrive until March 19 at 11:30 p.m.