Lion or Lamb?

As I walked this morning, I listened to the birds and looked at the receding snow. I noted that with the lighter winds and 30 degree weather, I could walk comfortably with just a winter coat and lightweight gloves – no hat. I wondered whether the weather was more like a lamb or a lion. Compared to the February of multiple snowstorms, high winds, and drifts, I’d say this first day of March seems lamb-like. But most other years, I’d look at the snow surrounding me and below-normal temperatures and call it lion-like. For the sake of the saying, I call the morning lion-like, and look and find signs -- lengthening days, warmer temperatures, bits of green, joyous bird song -- that spring is coming.