Oregon Snowpack

In this Nov. 29, 2016, file photo, Oregon's Mount Hood, sporting a fresh coat of new snow, is lit through dispersing clouds by the setting sun as seen from Portland, Ore.

(AP Photo/Don Ryan, file)

On Friday, the clouds parted and many Portlanders saw the sun for the first time in what felt like an eternity.

Even Laura Ingalls Wilder would admit (okay, maybe) that Portland has seen a long, hard winter. The whole state had a tough couple of months but for some reason, Portland had its own special winter opposite-of-wonderland week when the whole city was encased in ice and nobody knew what they would do when the kale ran out.

Some of us never thought we'd feel the warmth of the sun on our skin again.

Then, Friday happened and everything changed.

Of course, Portlanders tweeted about it.

PORTLAND: I am sitting outside in the sun without a coat on drinking cold brew. ITS HAPPENING. Birds are chirping. BIRDS! — Miranda Rake (@mirandarake) March 10, 2017

#Portland.. what's that bright object in the sky between clouds..

Woohoo.. a little sun this morning!

Happy Friday! @SallyKOIN says 57F! 😊☕️ pic.twitter.com/tz4DBIpgcw — Deke Bridges (@dekebridges) March 10, 2017

HOLD THE PHONE it's nearly 60 and sunny in #portland gotta go stand in the sun... 🌤 — Hailey Leeming (@producerhailey) March 10, 2017

The sun's out in Portland.

Everyone forgot how to drive. — Cole Merkel (@colemerkel) March 10, 2017

The sun comes out for two minutes... pic.twitter.com/zwFDo10mFS — Portland Mercury 🗞 (@portlandmercury) March 10, 2017

See any good tweets about the sun? Send them to trending@oregonian.com.

And don't lose hope when the sun inevitably goes back into hibernation. Some day, some how, it will be summer.

-- Lizzy Acker

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lacker@oregonian.com, @lizzzyacker