Picture Perfect March Weather

This picture was taken last March just down the street in an empty lot. Every year the jonquils fill this place with the colorful message that Spring is almost here. People have been making a pilgrimage to this spot to take pictures with their children, or like these artists, capture the scene on canvas. I'm going to try to get back there with my camera in the next day or so because I'm afraid this may be the last chance for a photo op. There's a larger field behind this lot, and lately there's been quite a bit of activity there. They have been cutting brush and trees, and moving a little dirt. And even around the edges of the daffodil field, the brush and trees are being cut. It is probably only a matter of time. The real estate market has been picking up steam the last few years and is pretty warm if not red hot in this area. So honestly it's hard to believe no one has built on this property before. But a part of me, (and probably others) will miss this little plot of wildness in the midst of civilization. I like the flowers in the Spring, and the rest of the year I like the thought that the deer that sometimes pass through my yard are enjoying this tiny oasis. And when it's gone I'll sound like the duffer who's older than dirt, "I remember when there was nothing there but a bunch of yellow flowers and the occasional white-tail."
The wild string of weather across the United States is finally over. The storm's circulation is now up over Eastern Canada and the trailing cold front is about to move off the Southeast U.S. coast. Sunday's rash of tornadoes in the Midwest may have set a record. Once again we managed to escape a narrow brush with severe weather reports near Crossville, and over parts of middle Tennessee. And a couple of tornado reports southwest of us in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama.
Lots of sunshine today, but north winds will keep us chilly this afternoon. Afternoon reading will stay in the upper 50s to around 60. Down to 33 by daybreak Wednesday morning in Chattanooga. But outlying areas will likely see sub-freezing temps for a couple of hours before sunrise Wednesday. Then back to 63 with sunny skies. A slight chance for a sprinkle or light shower Thursday with highs around 62. Then mostly sunny Friday with highs in the upper 50s. Partly cloudy with highs again in the upper 50s Saturday. A quick peek down the road leads me to believe we could see a showery and cool pattern for Sunday through Tuesday.
So we may not see 80s for some time to come, but when you look at the averages, this is picture perfect March weather the next couple of days.