Life — March 1, 1923 — page 15: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a humorous illustrated comic strip depicting dogs responding to spring weather changes in March. The six panels show dogs in various poses with captions: 1. Three dogs in a pen marveling at nature 2. One dog stretching, declaring "This must be Spring!" 3. Dogs running outdoors, saying "Let us gambol abroad in the Glorious sunshine" 4. Dogs listening to birds singing 5. Dogs huddled together noting "This chill! This sudden change!" 6. Dogs back in snow, observing "OOH! 'Tis but Nature being still more wonderful" The satire playfully mocks March's unpredictable weather—the transition between winter and spring—by anthropomorphizing dogs commenting on the temperature fluctuations. The joke lies in the dogs' philosophical acceptance of nature's contradictions, treating weather whiplash as a natural marvel rather than frustration.