No foolin’, the weather has been great so far this year.

We haven’t had a day in the 90s to date and most of the highs have been in the 70s and 80s. In fact, we only had one day in March when it didn’t reach at least 70 degrees. It was only 63 on March 2nd following a big rain the day before when we go two inches. (2.8 inches here at the office.) And that has been it for rainfall this year.

Last week we passed the anniversary date of our earliest 100-degree day in recorded history when it reached the century mark on March 26, 1988.

For you snowbirds, you can take those facts back home with you and impress your friends with the weather you enjoyed this past winter. But don’t turn your back on them. You’re likely to be hit by a dirty snowball, thrown by someone who lived through the third coldest winter in history.

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I had a strange morning one day last week. It all began with our friendly woodpecker telling us he is back. At the first hint of light, he begins his rat-a-tat pecking on first one metal chimney then the other. He makes a laughing sound in between.

Then, I was just sitting down to eat my cereal for breakfast when I heard another bird fly into the closed kitchen window. I checked to see if he was O.K. I couldn’t find anything on the ground,

Then, a few minutes after I sat down to finish my cereal, I heard a tapping sound coming from the arcadia door behind me. I turned around, and there was a quail pecking on the glass as if he wanted to come in.

I got up, but he ran away. In all my years of living in the desert, I’ve never seen a quail do that.

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Well, there should be a big crowd at Fountain Park Saturday night.

The popular “Movie in the Park” activity is featuring “Frozen,” the popular Disney movie is the top-selling children’s animated movie of all-time.

It is based on Hans Christian Anderson’s beloved fairy tale, “The Snow Queen.” Showtime is 7 p.m. but if you have small children, you may want to get there early. The costumed characters of Elsa and Anna will be available from 5 p.m. to showtime for photos. It’s free admission to the town–sponsored event. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets.

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There was lots of reminiscing going on at the 70th birthday party held Saturday at the Am-Vets building for Rose Barringer.

It was a familiar setting for Rose, since she operated the Silver Stein in that building on Enterprise Drive for many years. She thanks her family, friends and the Am-Vets for putting the whole thing together.