Ricochet Weather

March madness could refer to Virginia weather. We had early spring weather, but winter came rushing back. 

Yesterday was unseasonably warm, with temperatures in the 80s. Today the temperature dropped to 33°F. It was the greatest drop in temperature over a 24 hour period in 90 years! And it snowed this morning! 

Flowers had already started to bloom.

Yesterday was warm. I took Charlie for a ride and he actually did very well in the car. We’ve been working on his fear of the car for over three years. He finally seems to be enjoying himself.

We took a walk in Strasburg. I wanted to get a few pictures of the “Signs of Fascism” demonstration. It takes place on Wednesdays in varying locations.

I heard one man in a pickup truck call them effin’ communists. They responded with “Have a nice day!” 

At the risk of stating the obvious, name-calling is not productive. Education can be, but it has a long way to go in rural areas. This is not a political blog, but some issues are too big to ignore.

Last night it rained, and it was still raining this morning. When I tried to take Charlie for a walk, he turned around in the driveway and pulled me back to the house. He did not like the cold rain. Well, I was taking him to daycare after breakfast anyway because I had a physical therapy appointment. 

I was there doing assigned exercises when someone said it was snowing! It snowed hard for a little while, but by the time I left, it had turned back into rain. 

I went shopping and use the “Gas Buddy” app to find the cheapest gas around. The price has gone up by forty cents a gallon since the latest war started in the Middle East. 

The rain stopped this afternoon and the sun came out. After I picked up Charlie, I stopped behind the county recreation building to take a Skywatch picture. The temperature was still cold.