It is beginning to seem real now, the idea transitioning between the dreamworld and the waking world. We are more than halfway through this March of meteorological spring, and a mere two days from the Vernal Equinox. Twenty days remain in my personal countdown, and I have felt the warmth of the sun and the caress of the current!
Suddenly I feel I have slipped behind schedule. My vest still hangs empty on it’s wall hook, my spring fly boxes remain in storage. There are reels to check, a drift boat to make ready! My spirit wants to leap forward with the fervor sparked by hints of an early spring, but experience lingers there in the shadows. Snowstorms are battering the West and Midwest as I write, and Nature’s caprice might easily send them here to quell this March sunshine.
The morning light is in my windows, and soon the sunshine will melt the frost… Much to be done!
Bright Waters Catskill 