The weather has been really hot for the last few weeks, so I took the winter spread off the bed and replaced it with a lighter summer weight cover.
Last night, the overnight temps were in the 50s. I had to go get a blanket.
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The Mud, The Blood, and The Beer
25 JanMaybe the president isn’t sure of climate change but folks Maryland certain are. We had a week or so of winter around the first of the year, but it has been in the 40s and 50s ever since. Today it was up to 56-f.
Instead of snow, we’ve had rain. And rain. And more rain. We had four straight days of it, beginning on Friday. Early Monday morning the wind began to blow, and we have a fair amount of limbs down all over the yard. Blazer always goes out to get the mail and the paper around 1:30, so I walked out to the box on Monday in the rain and the wind. We got about fifty feet or so from the house, and Blazer decided he’d had enough, thank you very much. I dragged him on out, anyway. When we got to the end of the drive I dropped the leash, and I don’t believe his feet ever touched the ground getting back to the house! He poked his head around the corner of the building with a “what’s taking you so long” expression on his fuzzy face.
Today was warm and mild, so I played pick-up-sticks while The Squire was at the Y, and slogged out through the mud to feed the foxes. When he got home, we hung out the wash. That was more an exercise in optimism than anything else, but the clothes will all be dry tomorrow, and they smell so good when we take them down.
Wouldn’t You Know
30 MayAfter three days of temps on the 80s and 90s (with humidity to match), which led to the great Air Conditioner Debate, we have now had three days of cold and rain. The temperature right now is 65, which is the expected high for the day, going down into the mid-50s tonight.
It is supposed to go back up to 80 on Monday, so maybe we can finally get the summer-winter clothing switch completed. Twice, I’ve started to pack away my winter clothing, only to have to drag the plastic tub back out of the attic, so I don’t freeze to death.
Ogden Nash once wrote “Spring comes to Baltimore/But Christmas comes more promptly”.
One Week, Four Seasons
25 MarThe tulips and daffodils are poking their little green heads above the ground. Saturday is was warm enough that I was able to go to my meeting with just a light shawl over my shoulders. It cooled off a bit Sunday and yesterday, but it is snowing at the moment. Old Man Winter is back for one last fling, but like most old men, this “fling” shouldn’t amount to much, as it is supposed to be near 50 tomorrow, and in the 60s by Sunday. We also have a number of trees here that don’t drop their leaves until the old ones are pushed off the stem by new, green growth, so I suppose you could say we are even having Fall.
March seems to have come in like a lion, and is going out the same way.
Oh! It is snowing, and we have ants – again.
The North Wind Doth Blow
8 DecWe were supposed to get one to two inches of snow, beginning this afternoon. It started to snow on the way to church, and by half past the sermon we were in full whiteout. North of Baltimore, we got about four inches of snow, and now, even though it is 28-F, it is raining.
Things should be just lovely tomorrow morning.
It is supposed to go up to 45 tomorrow, which will melt a lot of this, but then the temp will drop again, and the forecast is for more snow on Tuesday. Our grandson is a lineman for the electric company. Pray for him, and if you see a crew out clearing branches, take them some coffee or hot chocolate. And then there are the poor souls who pick up the trash at O-dark ugly every morning.
The dog is loving this stuff. He races around in circles, “snoveling” tunnels all over the yard, and playing “gonna getcha” – running straight at me, and then veering off at the last possible second. The cat, however, is taking the weather as a personal insult, and wants to go outside every ten minutes to see if things have cleared up. He seems to feel it is my fault, and doesn’t hesitate to tell me so. Loudly and often.
We were supposed to have a tree lighting and caroling party this evening, but that has been postponed. Friday is supposed to be clear and cold, but at least it won’t be raining or snowing. I’ve made a batch of spiced cider to be heated, and there is a good supply of hot chocolate at church, so we’re good to go.
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