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| Blandy's Dogwood Lane, plein air watercolor, 14" h x 11"w. |
Julius Caesar was warned, "Beware the Ides of March," in Shakespeare's play... at this time of the year the weather can be treacherous here--one day it snows, the next day it's a sunny sixty degrees!
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| March 12 snow |
Just last Saturday it snowed again, only a few inches, but the temperature stayed well below freezing the next day, and the snow stayed on the ground. The following day, the thermometer rose to sixty degrees, and the snow melted quickly.
Just a few days later, on the 16th, the Outdoor Painters of the Shenandoah group had scheduled the first paint-out of the year at Blandy Farm, and I was skeptical about joining them, but the morning dawned bright, sunny, and mild. So I headed out there, and was I glad! The day turned out to be gorgeous, so warm that I shed my three-season jacket halfway through the session. The day was inspiring, and my watercolor worked out so nicely!
