It was snowing on Friday.
That's not right.
It's officially spring, and has been for at least two weeks now. I thought that by now we would be done with that. Apparently not, as much of the country was under a Winter Weather Advisory this weekend.
I feel conflicted. The rational part of me knows that these kinds of weather patterns can only persist for so long. It knows that we will soon be in the Summer months, and that the Northern Hemisphere will be tilted towards the Sun, and thus be receiving more direct sunlight, resulting in longer days and hotter temperatures. The emotional part of me is saddened by this meteorological display. It wonders if warm weather will ever get here, and if all this is just some kind of sick joke. We are given glimpses of better weather to come, only for it to be snatched away and replaced with thirty degree temperatures and snow falling from the sky.
I try to be hopeful, but it's hard.
One day, it's gorgeous outside; the next day, it's hideous. The inconsistent weather makes me wary of the pleasant days, and saddened by the unpleasant ones. I become more and more convinced that Nature is playing a sadistic game of keep-away, showing how lovely the weather could be, but never letting it persist.
After a while, it just all seems so pointless.
Today the Sun was shining brightly for most of the day, and it was warming up by mid-afternoon. If recent trends in the weather are anything to go by, we can expect overcast skies and maybe some rain moving into today and tomorrow.
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