The first weekend of Spring!....

Ok, so it might not have looked or felt like it, but this last weekend of Feb WAS the first weekend of spring.

There was still ice clinging to all of the trees, and every parking lot had small mounds of non-melted snow/ice on them, and the temp on saturday dipped in the upper 20's. But this WAS a spring weekend.

Ah, spring, that time of year, when all men's fancy turned to two things: Baseball and Bass Fishing!

Ok, maybe not ALL men, but a number of us! And there is a larger number that is also beginning to polish up the golf clubs, because soon it will be time to begin torturing well-manicured fairways with huge divots, just as I will be annoying fish.

And yes, this weekend begins all of those honored traditions.

Baseball is being played again in Louisville, with the UL baseball team opening up their season saturday with two big wins over Cleveland State, (13-5 in the first game, and 4-2 in the next), in a double-header day that was a holder start after that big ice storm caused a postponed game on Friday.

And this was also the weekend that the BassMaster Classic, (the 'super bowl' of the bass fishing tournaments), was held on Lake Hartley in South Carolina.

Ok, so many of you probably are NOT both baseball and fishing fans. But believe me, those two events mark the start of spring. And that is the important thing.

Because soon, all baseball, (both college AND professional), will be in full swing. And speaking of full swing, for all of you golfers out there, remember, it is just one thaw away from the time you get to swing for your favorite summer sporting fun.

Yes, the days are getting longer, even though the weather is not much warmer. But we are in the beginning stages of spring.

So, let's remember, that while it may not look like it outside, you can feel that spring is in the air. Or, if you can not feel it, you can still see the signs of it by heading out to Patterson Stadium and catching an early season UL baseball game!