Let's face it: Weather folklore sayings are as colorful as our imagination. While many sayings are based on careful observations and turn out to be accurate, others are merely rhymes or beliefs of those people who came before us.
Those people often believed that bad spirits could affect the weather adversely, so they were cautious as to what they did or did not do in certain situations. Those beliefs often included ideas that there should be a balance in weather and life. So, if a month came in bad (roaring like a lion), it should go out good and calm (docile, like a lamb).
With March being such a changeable month, in which we can see everything from warm spring-like temperatures to late-season snowstorms, you can understand how this saying might hold true in some instances. We can only hope that if March starts off stormy, it will end on a sedate note, but the key word is hope. However, the smart observer accepts this saying as more of a rhyme than a true weather predictor.
In the meantime, I plan to stay put here in the house and watch all the neighbors' recyclable trash blowing up and down the street. To break the montony, every once in a while, I get to watch somebody suddenly realize their can is on its side and all the crap is whipping down the street about 50 mph or faster. The real sideshow is in watching them trying to corral the wide-open container with one hand, while grabbing for its former contents with the other. I'm here to tell you that it's better than watching people play a game of "Twister." Reckon I ought to get my camera and start filming all this action for replay the next time I have a bad day fishin' and need a pick-me-up when I get home.
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