So I realize that I tend to blog about the weather, but I love being outdoors and I bike to work everyday so the weather is very important to me. Many people pass it off as simply small talk, but it always seems to be in the back of my mind. Maybe my rainy Washingtonian upbringing has had some influence on my weather fixation (a sunny day in the 60's will find every Seattlite outside with shorts, t-shirt and sunglasses).
Austin, however, boasts very agreeable weather through most of the year (most... not all because those summer months... well, you know). We just finished a nice, relatively dry and calm winter and this last Tuesday marked the first day of Spring. And let me say, it has been beautiful! Okay, so there was a Zeus-sized thunderstorm on Monday night, but other than that... the sun is shining, the birds are singing and Austin can really be a beautiful place when the trees are still green from winter rains and the weather hasn't reached its top temperatures quite yet.
I feel as though I have seen a small change in our classes as well this week. People are sporting lighter fabrics and colors, attitudes have been lifted and some of my students and co-workers already seem to be tackling the idea of spring cleaning.
Let's just hope that not too many students come down with cases of spring fever!
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