Yesterday the sun was shining and the skies were a bright
blue. With the temperatures hovering above zero it was cold, but bearable with
no wind chill. Still, at this mid November date, it seems winter is impatient,
and not willing to delay its arrival.
The weather channel predicted snow or rain for the next few
days and I can see the snowflakes fluttering down, a light dusting of snow on
the ground. The skies are grey, an ominous sign of snow and more snow to come?
I can feel the change in the atmosphere, in the headache and
joint pain I woke to. How quickly those colourless skies can affect one’s mood,
making one feel dull, dreary and depressed.
It makes me think of that old song “Stormy Weather” sung
most famously by Lena Horne. “Don’t know
why there’s no sun up in the sky, stormy weather gloom and misery...can’t get myself
together...weary all of the time.” Granted the bad weather in the song
represents the singer’s sad mood because “my
man and I ain’t together.”
I was talking to a neighbour the other day and mentioned
that I hoped the bad weather would stay away long enough for me to get my
Christmas shopping done. Apparently, as I have almost completed buying for
those on my list, the Winter Wizards decided they could give us a taste of
things to come. Oh, joy.
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