Spring rains, howling winds and winter’s last gasp

Spring moved into the southeastern Minnesota 32 days ago. However, winter snow showers, blizzard-type winds and heavy rains have pelted the area without mercy.
High winds have toppled curbside garbage and recycling bins sending debris flying.
Last week’s track meet at Kasson-Mantorville had competitors looking more like stuffed bears than sleek, runners and field competitors. Even the KOMETS’ baseball game against Lake City was pelted with strong northwest winds that had to have sent hitters back to the dugout with stinging hands after making contact with pitches.
The second game played proved to be a stellar performance by a KOMET sophomore, one Spencer Anderson when he shutout Lake City 10-0. Let that soak in—a sophomore who pitched a shutout in his first varsity game. He accomplished this behind great run scoring.
Meanwhile, out on Hwy. 14 semi-trailer tractors were buffeted as they moved west on Highway 14. Some were even cruising at less than the posted speed limit to maintain control as the winds shifted their trailers in a whipping action.
Last Saturday Mantorville Chamber of Commerce held its Easter Egg Hunt. Easter is usually a time to break out short sleeve shirts and shorts for little boys, and the girls break out their flowery little dresses. Not Easter 2022. Nope, it was an Easter Egg Hunt with winter jackets and warm pants, mittens and runny noses that cut short the usual enthusiasm kids have when hunting for those prized eggs jammed full of candy.
Let’s face it; Easter 2022 was not the norm for our neck-of-the-woods.
However, miserable as our weather has been, farmers are elated with recent rains that obliterated any inkling of a potential drought. Nearly 4-inches of rain fell on Dodge County fields, which should give farmers a leg up when they finally get into their fields to plant this year’s crops. That’s the bright side of the last few weeks of post-winter weather.
We’re hoping to experience warmer weather prior to celebrating the Fourth of July. It’s better to set one’s expectations low, Some call that reverse psychology, but I call it being a well-seasoned Minnesotan recalling all of the cold Easter weeks of the past. (Most of those were in March, if I recall correctly.)
Well, Easter’s not about the weather it’s about the risen Christ, the Messiah and Savior. As a matter of fact, it was a great Easter!
EXAGGERATION
If a spectacle is going to be particularly imposing I prefer to see it through somebody else’s eyes, because that man will always exaggerate. Then I can exaggerate his exaggeration, and my account of the thing will be the most impressive.