WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WEEK MAKES (extra entry)

"...for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust."  (from Matthew 5:45)


One week ago today, my daughter Rachel and I spent two hours outdoors watching the Boston Marathon.  Part of the time it rained.  ALL of the time, the temperature was below 45 degrees outside; and temperatures in the low 40s feel like the mid 30s when it's overcast and raining lightly.  We were pretty much chilled to the bone by the time we came inside.  It felt much more like February than like April.

Today, Boston hit 87 degrees which broke the previous record of 85 set in 1908.  I'm not sure exactly what the temperature was in Framingham, but high 80s sounds about right.  Today feels much more like June 23 (or even July 23) than it does like April 23.  It's really something to have gone from a high of 43 degrees with off and on rain to a high of 87 degrees with bright  sunshine all within a week's time.  WOW.

I suppose I prefer today's weather to last weeks, but frankly, NEITHER is what I consider April weather.  April weather is a high of 65 at 4 in the afternoon and a low of 39 at 4 in the morning, with low humidity, with the exception of the 1 or 2 days a week that it pours rain.  THAT'S April weather!

April,  where ARE you?!