the winds of march

A co-worker the other day told me they have a saying in Wales, possibly all of the U.K., for March:

March winds bring April showers

What -- more rain? What was all that wet stuff in February?

I like our saying much better:

April showers bring May flowers

Here in Cardiff though the daffodils, crocus and forsynthia have been blooming for several weeks, so the flowers are preceding the winds. The rhododendron and azalia are beginning to bloom as are some flowering trees. For the last few mornings I have had tiny pink petals on my sidewalk, but there isn't a tree in sight.

Today the winds are blowing. From inside the hotel it sounds like a gale, but it isn't so bad on the street. Fortunately it isn't raining, as an umbrella would hold no ground against such 'blustery' weather.

So fresh.