помогите пожалуйста перевести It was spring, and the day was clear

Помогите пожалуйста перевести It was spring, and the day was clear and cold.
There were tiny carts all around the station, selling
snacks, newspapers, and hundreds of other things to
the crowds of people rushing by. Ladies in kimonos
walked carefully, trying to keep their white tabi socks
away from the grime of the streets. Businessmen
strode about, hurrying home or to catch another train.
Mama and I had stopped near the station entrance
when I noticed the dog.