The First Sunrise of March

This morning sky - Photo by LadyDuck
By Anna
@LadyDuck (457918)
Switzerland
March 1, 2017 7:35am CST
The month of February ended with a heavy rain that lasted all the day. We had to go out early this morning and I was ready for another rainy day. Imagine my surprise when I opened the blinds and I saw this beautiful sky with the first sunrise of March. The temperature is still fresh with a light wind from the north, but the day is beautiful. March can be a nice month, but we can still expect the snow. It's too early to say that winter is leaving. How is this first day of March where you live? Another 18 days and then it's Spring!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
1 Mar 17
Today it is going to be 87 degrees 30.55C which is warmer than I prefer.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
We are in the mid 50's right now (13 Celsius), it's still fresh, but the sun is bright and warm.
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@DianneN (246609)
• United States
1 Mar 17
It's going to be 82 here.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
@DianneN We reach 82 F from late June, not before, but I do not complain, I like the temperature in the mid 70's.
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@DianneN (246609)
• United States
1 Mar 17
That's a lovely sunrise and a nice way to begin a new month, too! It's sunny and absolutely beautiful here, as it's been for almost every day since we arrived on December 7th. I'll never tire of it.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
I love a sunny day, I hope that tomorrow will be as beautiful as today, we already know that by Friday the rain is back.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
@DianneN The rain in March helps too much the weeds to grow.
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@DianneN (246609)
• United States
1 Mar 17
@LadyDuck Sunny days always give me extra pep. I hope it stays sunny and warms up for you, quickly. A bit of rain is good for the trees, flowers, and shrubs, and to me, is a good day to be lazy.
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@Juliaacv (48385)
• Canada
1 Mar 17
I agree, spring officially arrives this month, but spring can still hold cooler temperatures and sometimes that awful white stuff, better known as snow. Ugh. But nobody wants to think about that. We had a lot of rain over night last night, with strong thunderstorms.
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@Juliaacv (48385)
• Canada
1 Mar 17
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
We had a lot of rain yesterday and during the night. March is unpredictable, we can have beautiful days, but we can expect the white stuff that nobody wants to mention. Let's cross our fingers.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48908)
• United States
1 Mar 17
What beautiful colors in your sunrise. It is going to be stormy here.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
Yesterday has been a very bad day, but today is sunny and warm, let's hope it lasts.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48908)
• United States
1 Mar 17
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@just4him (305917)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Mar 17
Snow here. Beautiful sunrise. We had rain all day yesterday as well.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
I thought to see the rain today too, it was a nice surprise to see the sun this morning.
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@just4him (305917)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Mar 17
@LadyDuck I'm sure it was. We've had a lot of rain and clouds lately too, not much sun.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
1 Mar 17
Oh my, that was lovely, I just love that reddish color of the clouds and the sky painted by the sun background by that small branches... really amazing photo.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
I love both the sunrise and sunset, but the colors of the sunrise are more gold and pink and those are colors I love. The trees have not yet buds or leaves, but in four weeks they will be green again.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
@ilocosboy Sunsets are also beautiful, we see the sunrise from our dining room, while we have to go out to see the sunset.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
1 Mar 17
@LadyDuck I love in west part of my country and so what I can have most is the sunset. What do I love about sunset, its the silhouette of the dawn, it is the most poetic part of the day.
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@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
1 Mar 17
It is the first day of March where I am as well. NYC. But not nearly as beautiful as your country. Hopefully we will not see much more of winter. We have been having very mild weather this entire winter.
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@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
2 Mar 17
@LadyDuck That is called global warming. So we are starting to see the effects of this happening now in our lifetime.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
2 Mar 17
@inertia4 Exactly and now it is too late to reverse the process.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
2 Mar 17
We had a mild winter too, very little snow, that is unusual for Switzerland.
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
1 Mar 17
We have mild winters but we still are looking forward to spring and summer my birthday is in 2 wks the big 30 lol. My kids will tell me I am old like my wife.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
30 is a wonderful age, my birthday has been the last 24th of February, I would have loved to turn 30.
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@JESSY3236 (18925)
• United States
1 Mar 17
It rained last night. It's cloudy today and it might rain this afternoon. pretty picture.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
It also rained here last night, but today has been a wonderful day.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
1 Mar 17
That is a beautiful sunrise. What a nice surprise to awaken to. Enjoy your day.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
I was so happy to see the sun, I was ready to go out in the rain and it has been a nice surprise.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
@HazySue I fully agree.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
1 Mar 17
@LadyDuck it is a little more beautiful when it is not expected.
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@paigea (35672)
• Canada
1 Mar 17
It is -16C here which is typical. And our spring does not start in 18 days no matter what the calendar says. But I am sure there will be no more -40 or even -30. Your sunrise is beautiful. I was up before sunrise but didn't look out!
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
@paigea We always wait until after the three "Saints of Ice", that means that it is safe to put out the plants after the 15th of May.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
No matter what the calendar says, our Spring only really starts after mid April. At least the temperature should be warmer in March.
@paigea (35672)
• Canada
1 Mar 17
@LadyDuck Well, then you are not too much ahead of us. We can usually plant a few seeds (like peas) in the first week of May. But no bedding plants until the final week of May.
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• Philippines
1 Mar 17
Beautiful picture. First day of March is about tonend. It is got here already. Summer starts now!
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
It's not even Spring here, the calendar Summer starts the 21st of June, but the very hot days only start in July here.
• Philippines
1 Mar 17
@LadyDuck I see. June I think is a bit rainy here already.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Mar 17
That sunrise is on fire!
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
I love the early morning when the sun paints the sky in pink, red and gold.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
1 Mar 17
Beautiful photo! Thank you for sharing. Today is bright and sunny here. :-)
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
A wonderful sunny days put you in good mood.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
2 Mar 17
@LadyDuck It's so much easier to be happy when the sun is out
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
1 Mar 17
March has been a great improvement of February so far because it was snowing here yesterday.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 Mar 17
@LadyDuck I state that March was a great improvement because the last day of February was snow.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
2 Mar 17
Lucky you! No more rain, but snow. I am not sure that this makes you happy. Am I wrong?
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
2 Mar 17
@Asylum We also had snow in February.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
2 Mar 17
Nice picture by you. Winter has almost ended in New Delhi and it is spring here, which will soon be followed by summer season. In the months of February and March, we see variety of flowers because it is the best season.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
2 Mar 17
@LadyDuck Nice to know that you like the picture. . I think weather pattern is different over there and summer season starts later at your end.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
2 Mar 17
@dpk262006 We still have four seasons here, Spring starts the 21st of March and it lasts until June 20th. Usually the very hot weather only starts in July.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
2 Mar 17
Beautiful dahlia, I love the color. For Spring we have to wait another 3 weeks and Summer never starts before mid-June, if we are lucky.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
1 Mar 17
It is a bad day : we have wind and rain, and I should better not have put my nose outdoors : I felt down on the pavement and hurt a knee.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
1 Mar 17
@LadyDuck Thank you. I will tell you if I can still walk tomorrow. Many security fences were on the pavement because of the wind, and I tripped on one of them. Bad luck.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
@topffer This is surely bad luck. Last year I missed the last step of our stairs and I badly hit my right knee, I had to go to see the physiotherapist.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
I am so sorry, I hope it's not too serious, the knee is very sensible and it hurts a lot.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Mar 17
I must admit to not having been outside the house all day, but it looked quite nice from the window. That's a lovely picture.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
2 Mar 17
My husband had to go to the hospital for his weekly therapy, I always go with him. It was a relief to see that the day was sunny.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
2 Mar 17
@jaboUK He says that it's not necessary, but I would be so worried to be at home waiting for him that I prefer to accompany him every time.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Mar 17
@LadyDuck I always accompany my husband on outings like that too.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
1 Mar 17
very lovely sunrise, may we have about 50 more of them
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
Let's hope to see more beautiful morning, Spring is around the corner.
@Dena91 (15861)
• United States
1 Mar 17
What a beautiful picture. Our sunrise was similar. Calling for strong thunderstorms late this afternoon and evening. The forecast reads like it is summertime, not the last few weeks of winter. Suppose to be in the upper 70's F. Definitely may set a record high for the day if it does get up that warm. Enjoy your day.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
1 Mar 17
Our temperature is around 55 F, that is not too bad for Switzerland in winter. Rain is expected from Friday for a couple of days. Enjoy your day too.
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