Earlier this week, there was plenty of snow on the ground after weeks of below-freezing temperatures. I was still putting winter images on my art display because that was what matched the real-life scenery.
(Photo credit: Jeremy T. Hetzel)
By Tuesday afternoon, warmer air had blown in, just in time to for the scheduled loading of the Greater Columbus boat trailer with boats from Dayton and Hamilton for our combined trip to this year’s Sarasota rowing regatta. Stepping outside, it felt like a new and strange thing. “Warm air, what’s that?”
Loading the trailer went quickly and easily in the springlike temperatures, and although we had to wear boots and wade through lots of melting slush, nobody minded. Spring was definitely in the air. Today wasn’t quite as warm, but it was mostly sunny, and more of the snow has melted.
My husband occasionally uses military terms in conversation because he once worked for a defense contractor. Today, I was thinking of the phrase, “lead time away,” which refers to the time remaining before an item ordered in the procurement process is delivered. Although we can’t place an order for warm and sunny weather (I wish!), spring break fun in the South is lead time away.