{"id":1393,"date":"2019-03-01T21:03:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T21:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimmy.ekota.net\/?p=1393"},"modified":"2019-03-01T21:03:34","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T21:03:34","slug":"out-like-a-lamb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jimmy.ekota.net\/?p=1393","title":{"rendered":"Out like a Lamb…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goodbye February, hello March. I\u2019m always happy when March rolls around every year because it means that I\u2019ve survived the two most depressing months of the year. I think the old Roman calendars had it right when their year was only ten months long \u2014 beginning<\/em> with March. They didn\u2019t even bother naming January and February \u2014 those two months were just referred to as \u201cwinter.\u201d I\u2019m thinking that it might be good to return to those days of old\u2026<\/p>\n

I feel better now that it\u2019s March, even though as I write this, it\u2019s snowing outside. \u201cThey\u201d always say, if March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb. I\u2019m not sure if there\u2019s really any truth to the saying, but I\u2019ve read that many of these \u201csayings\u201d are based on careful observations and turn out to be fairly accurate.There are always a lot of theories as to where these proverbs, sayings or folklore originated. Long ago, people often believed that bad spirits could, and did, affect the weather adversely, so they were cautious as to what they did or didn\u2019t do in certain situations. They also believed that there should be a balance in weather and life. So \u2014 if a month came in bad (roaring like a lion), it should go out good (docile, like a lamb.) Maybe that\u2019s the reason for the saying\/proverb\u2026 why it stuck for just March, well\u2026.<\/p>\n

I guess the Lion\/Lamb proverb is probably the most famous March weather one, but I\u2019ve also heard:
\nA dry March and a wet May? Fill barns and bays with corn and hay.
\nAs it rains in March, so it rains in June.
\nMarch winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure there are many more, but they don\u2019t immediately come to mind. But this year March certainly came in like a lion, so we can hope it will end on a calm note and exit like a lamb \u2014 but the key word is hope<\/em>.
\n\u2014 30 \u2014<\/p>\n

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