Where is spring?

On Tuesday night, Je Huck Bien engaged in another game of ultimate. On our way to the game, the weather was sunny and warm! We were excited to finally have some good weather for our game!

But, as we pulled up to the field, we saw in the distance some dark, rain filled clouds, inexorably moving our way. Anticipating getting wet, we put away our stuff so that if it did rain, only our bodies would get wet while we were on the field, and not our clothes.

Surprisingly, we didn't get rained on. We did, however, have a storm roll through on us. A wind storm. One second it was calm and clear, the next second it was blowing so hard we could hardly hear each other. It was impossible to throw the frisbee between players. The temperature plummeted and we froze as we ran around trying to keep the game going. Every throw was pushed about 30 yards away from where it was supposed to go. Usually, it takes about 3-5 minutes for a team to score a point. This point took at least 35 minutes. It was long and painful and fairly unpleasant. I hoped that the storminess would blow through quickly, with that sort of wind pushing it along, but the wind remained fairly strong for the duration of the game. It was pretty disappointing and everyone was really chilled by the end. Add to the fact that we ended up losing by two points and the team we played were jerks, and it was a disappointing evening. I hope next week the weather is better! Where is our spring weather? I've had enough of the five to ten degree range...