North Dakota Narratives

If we look at the calendar, it tells us that March 21 is the vernal equinox, or first day of spring. It may be on paper, but in reality, we had more spring-like weather in February than we did in April.

Meteorologists tell us that April is a transitional month. That’s funny because when I was a kid, I was always told March is a transitional month. Which one is it, March or April, or both?

As it turns out, for the past 13 years anyway, March has basically had 61 days. It means that statistically, …