Mother Nature

I don't know about anyone else, but I am definitely ready for this weather to quit playing games with us. We have had some beautiful, warm weather lately, with just a little rain (which we sorely needed) and Mother Nature has decided to play a trick on us one last time. Hopefully this is the last time. We have been having temperatures in the 80's for the past couple of weeks. Last night, though, the temperature dropped into the 30's. I woke up to a frost covered lawn and a sore throat.

I am ready for the summer!

I want to be able to spend time at the beach or the river or in the woods without worrying about what the next days weather is going to be like.

I know that the summers here are sweltering, but if I didn't like it - I wouldn't choose to live here! I like the warmer weather!

Spring is a beautiful season - but around here is doesn't last very long. I am somewhat grateful for this fact because when the trees start budding out and the pollen fills the air, my hayfever runs rampant.

Once the blooms have all run their course and the weather starts to get some heat to it, then it is my time to shine!

No more worrying about when the next cold front is going to hit us.

No more hating the rain - I love warm summer rain showers!

No more jackets!

Just plenty of time to enjoy the heat and the longer days!

~~~waiting for summer~~~

Clouds

I never noticed until I was looking through some of my pictures that I have a few of some clouds.

To me, all of them seem to have an ominous tone to them... considering that these were the precursor to Hurricane Ike, ominous doesn't even start to describe what I feel when I look at them.

You can almost see the sun through these. The clouds were moving very fast and went from complete blackness to the sun shining through them. This was probably about 12 or so hours before the storm really hit us.

In this one - you can see just a hint of blue through the sparse openings in the clouds. It gives you that touch of hope.

I am thankful that we made it through the whole ordeal and came out alright. I had a few friends who weren't so lucky. It is almost 7 months since the storm, and they are still rebuilding.

Spring has Sprung!

( yes - i realize the date is over a month ago....)

Today is the first day of spring!

It's the season to start spending more time outdoors. As long as this weather holds out, I will be happy to get out of the house! Opening the windows, warm days, airing out the house, cool nights. The weather today is wonderful - I just wish I could be working outdoors instead of here in the office... That is one thing I miss about working outside - days with this kind of weather. I don't miss the scorching hot or the cold though.... I am ready to get summer started! Long evenings, the river, the lake, the beach, the woods... oh yes - we will be doing all of it this summer.

Spring is just the prelude to the summer... there is more to still look forward to!