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We got a gift Sunday morning, at the start of daylight savings time – bright sun and a springlike breeze. Ah, that sun. It is clearly moving north, heading for next week’s equinox. Its journey will take it both higher and farther into the northern sky for the next three months. Shadows really stand out; they are brighter, bolder, more distinct, creating twins of trees and fences.

The breeze is not warm yet, but was not cold. Sunday morning it was a tease, whispering winter is over, which it almost is. At 9:30 a.m., which is really 8:30 a.m. standard time, that gentle breeze was mild...