4:37 AM Central Daylight Time tomorrow morning is the moment, according to the internet, of the spring 2021 equinox. The moment that the sunshine is perfectly on the line leaving winter and beginning spring. The expectation is that things will get bright and warmer until the maximum is reached on Sunday, June 20 at 10:30 PM. So, it is summer from then to Wednesday, September 22, at 2:20 PM, summer ends and autumn begins.
You know that plants and animals look forward to less cold and dark and more warmth and light. You and I are included in the animal section and we will see our moods rise and our spirits lighten. We may take to dancing and prancing. We may just glow more, frown less, smile more and growl less. It'll be fun!
Sometimes, anticipation is as good or better than reality. A major reason is that mental limitations prevent us from imagining in great detail. The anticipated state can be totally wonderful while the actual one will almost certainly have a few downsides and irritations we currently don't know. So, get out a nice spring wine or a mojito or your choice for celebrating and toasting our success and our fun future. Pour out drinks for everyone old enough to drink them and put them on the table for early consumption. Be careful you don't knock them over during the night.
4:37 is early for a celebratory drink but this once, it may be all right. At that hour, you will be thinking of daffodils and Easter and coming fun, enhanced of course with vaccinations and safety. By the time you get another post in "Fear, Fun and Filoz", winter will be over!
