Purple patch

A few days into spring, I looked at the rain outside my window and it occurred to me that we put a lot of performance pressure on the first days of the season. It’s as if we think they are capable of delivering the promise of both spring and summer – and should do so immediately. On the first of September, we flock to parks and beaches, expecting long warm days and temperate nights from here on in. Burdened this way, the first days of spring are almost