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Lena, hurt and defiant, challenges him publicly. “My grandmother’s lilac bush has buds. The chickadees changed their song. That’s spring, Arlo. Not some number on a page.”

Lena sniffles. “So what do we do?”

But Arlo knows the truth. The —the official start of astronomical spring in the USA—is still six days away (March 19th or 20th, depending on the year). He writes a biting op-ed in the Burlington Bugle : “False Spring is a liar. Don’t plant your peas unless you want them frozen by the Ides of March.” seasons dates in usa