Southeast Michigan seems to have escaped the ruthless cold and snow in the last week of February. The temperature was reaching the forties and the white blanket turned into a big puddle.
Yesterday afternoon, I stopped at Washtenaw Golf Club to see the “progress”. Photos at the time showed the course.
Then, this afternoon, I stopped again:
In a few days, the temperature is higher than the freezing point and the whiteness should disappear. Then, it’s just a question of how long the course will take.
This is not in any way to suggest that winter is over. March, April, and sometimes May in Michigan is easily affected by cold and snowstorms. I remember coaching my high school girls in May in the state area. The player is ready to exit before the first ball hits.
One of the coldest rounds I’ve ever played was in June at Greywalls. As the wind lingers on Lake Superior, the temperature never came from the fifties and it felt colder.
In my first July in Michigan, more than thirty years ago, there was a lot of air scattered in my cabin north of Gaylord. Seriously. I had to go to town to buy a pair of jeans because as a Maryland/West Virginian – all I brought to the summer vacation was shorts.
But there is enough weather in the Midwest. I’m very excited about the prospect of returning to classes regularly. This will be the first spring I haven’t been tied to the classroom in more than thirty years. It would be fun to visit a range of courses and see how spring is going to be in the state.
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