After shoveling another 8 inches of snow after a winter of
white, the banks along my walkway are now nearly at eye level.
If there’s a lawn under there, I’m gonna need a team of
archaeologists to find it. No matter, that won’t stop spring.
Tomorrow morning at 6:02 a.m. (Central time) the sun quietly
slips over the line into the northern half of the sky. We call
this the vernal equinox or start of spring. For me it will be a
matter of faith in the cyclical movement of the sun. For you,
the zephyrs of the new season may already be blowing through
your hair. On the first day of spring, Earth’s axis is oriented
neither toward nor away from the sun. If the southern hemisphere
represents the planet’s feet and northern hemisphere its head,
tomorrow we’ll be showing the sun our belly or profile if you
like. In winter, the northern hemisphere is tipped away from the
sun with short days and a low, chilly sun. In summer, we’re
tipped toward the sun with long days, a high sun and more heat
than most of us need. But durin