Sanguine Tenacious Tidings

Weather Moment

Prompt: "China tea, the scent of hyacinths, wood fires and bowls of violets-that is my mental picture of an agreeable February afternoon." Constance Spry Write about this quote in your Blog entry today.

Hi!

I don't remember what year it was. Probably about 20 or more. I was outside on a February day, not wearing a coat. The sun was shining. The sap was running. I remember enjoying the weather after a heavy snow winter.

I looked at the temperature when I went into the house it was 28 degrees outside. We had a really nice February that year.

Now I wonder if my thermometer or memory is wrong. Most Februarys lately do not have temps in the 28 to 30 range.

Today the sun is brightly shining. Present temperature is 19 degrees. We are having more sunshine daily, which makes me happy. The sun melts down some of the piled snow. Then the freezing temps hit in the night and put a glaze of ice on the top part of the melt. Our back yard is a two- or three-inch layer of ice from the backyard to the barn.

Yesterday the walk to fill the bird feeders was a pure hazard. When I made it back to the house, I felt like an Antarctic explorer who conquered an iceberg.

All this and no January thaw this year, Weather has its' own ideology.

Bye.