The beginning of spring...sort of

Yesterday was March 1...the beginning of the meteorological spring.  I just learned this fact yesterday that weather forecasters use a different "system" than the equinox system.  Regardless of which system is used, there is definitely something about March that makes winter start to feel like it's in the rearview mirror (I'll ignore the flurries that are falling outside).  The other thing that makes it feel like spring...BASEBALL!  The Reds played their first spring training game and it was on TV.  It was absolutely fabulous.  My expectations for the season are fairly low...actually, not even "fairly" low...just flat low.  It doesn't matter though because while it was a miserably wet and chilly day here, it was sunny and beautiful in Arizona.  It was so wonderful to hear Thom Brennamen and Chris Welsh on the radio.  I know that we still have 4-1/2 weeks until the games count, and right now most of the names are completely unfamiliar (especially for Reds fans), but it still means that spring is coming!