TEXAS — It’s officially springtime in Texas, and you certainly can feel it outside.
“The temperature is perfect. The sun is shining. The birds are singing,” Sheila Wenske said as she walked around Auditorium Shores in Austin.
There was not a cloud in the sky on Friday. Kids were flocking to city pools and splash zones, taking in their final days of spring break. People were also out on the water at Lady Bird Lake, having a picnic outside and walking their dogs.
“She is our family member. And she’s a sweetheart. She loves being outside and chasing squirrels. And we just got real close to one, but of course, not successful with that,” Jim Nugent said as he walked his dog Ginger around Lady Bird Lake in Austin.
Nugent and his dog Ginger are soaking up the sun before it gets too hot for Ginger’s paws in the coming months.
“I also know that this is probably a good three-week break from what’s likely to come,” Nugent said.
Days like this don’t come by too often. The intense transition from winter’s chill to sizzling heat is something Texans are used to. But when days like this do come by, people don’t hesitate to step outside.
“This is what heaven is like,” Wenske said.