I don't usually swim in March, but today, after an hour of soaking my skin in sun for darkening and soaking my hair in olive oil for lightening, I joined my Eric and Sophie in the water.  It was pleasantly cool, the kind of temperature that raises goosebumps at first but feels good after a matter of moments because the sun is pounding overhead and you can smell the first traces of summer in the breeze.  And after one of those burning weeks, I was glad to simmer down.