green
Speaking of colors, it’s getting to be the green time of the year. Green, of course, is associated with spring and St. Patrick’s Day, both of which are approaching quickly.
It’s been getting gradually warmer here, but it’s not as warm as it’s been recently in the US. While places with continental and semi-continental climates (where most of my readers live) are likely to have some more periods of cold before it getting warmer still, around here the daily highs and lows stay practically the same every day, with only minor fluctuation in the seasons. While the grass stays green all winter in this part of the world, there’s still no leaves on the trees.
The past few weeks have been incredibly sunny—even more sunny than I remember when I was here in August—which has been quite welcome. But since yesterday it’s become mostly cloudy like usual, so I suppose all good things must pass.
I’m told that it’s only foreign tourists who wear green on St. Patrick’s Day; I think everyone’s too busy getting drunk to bother. It’s a national holiday here, and the government’s recently expanded the celebrations to include a few days leading up to the day itself. Today I noticed a lot of people wearing green, but that’s because of the big rugby match against Wales today.