I believe today was the weirdest weather day we’ve had. Spring weather is a welcome blessing after months of dreary winter. This is the Vivaldi version (click here for musical accompaniment) of happy spring gracefully replacing old man winter. Truth is that spring is a sometimes violent change and that old man winter doesn't release his grip so easily. See Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.
Today Started grey- normal. 10:30 Hard rain and sleet some small hail. It rolled in like a summer thunderstorm and blackened the sky, and then delivered a violent helping of its wintry brew. It was an odd mix. Then a beautifully deep blue sky followed, with white fluffy clouds high in the sky, which is uncommon in Berlin. Then it got grey again. Noon: Sunny! I suggest lunch before it gets violent outside, and on the way back with the sun still shining it felt like a winter day after a snowstorm with water from the melted snow on the sidewalks. 1pm More snow, and a brief patch of dark clouds, return to sun. 13:45. White wintry snow flurries with a sunny sky overhead, and the more typical Berlin mix of sporadically diffused clouds and haze. 2:15 pm, full on winter snow storm, only reminder of spring is that the snow is a little wetter and heavier than normal. Then 2 minutes in, the sun shines in the middle of it all. Crazy.
It’s just another example of how you never get the same look at this city twice. She’s in constant motion. Till next time and happy weekend all!
Proof that the nice Vivaldi version of spring will come, even if set in non-traditional Berlin.
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