Wouter's first column in the 2003 series. He tells you about how he met and unmet a certain girl and what does this rose have to do with it?

I cannot remember an earlier summer than this year's. It seems as if nature totally forgot about spring and is hoping everybody just accepts that and goes on living their normal life. To be honest, that is what it looks like. At least over here in The Netherlands. Nobody seems to worry about the early sun. The early high temperatures. Temperatures that even in summer would be extraordinary for us over here.