Six-Week Countdown
heater groans
wallow in winter remnants
pilled sweatshirts
sinus sniffles
cough
curse
mythic groundhog
Actually - this poem is a myth. Today in Texas it was sunny and fairly warm. I wore my Ugg boots just because...in theory it's "winter". I do have sniffles but it's due to early allergies. The mountain cedar has gone berserk and there's far too much junk in the air. I've avoided flu and did have the flu shot, so I anticipate being healthy. However, I grew up in PA and we (when students) revered the official pronouncement - six more weeks of winter - it incited groans and yet the hope for more snow days. Now, as an adult, I do not want ice days in Texas.
We'll see what happens, but February somehow is the turning point. It gets a tad lighter each morning as we head to work and head home. In Texas, we rake a bit in the yard, trim dead branches, and think about pansies or even "When will the daffodils and tulips start budding?" Yes, it will be too early, and yet as we sorta wish our lives away, we do keep looking to tomorrow and tomorrow and the end of winter days.
Cheers! Let's toast winter with a cup of cocoa...um, add some Bailey's?? Sure.
Portrayal
12 hours ago
In England, it's ten degrees better than last week. 10oC = 50oF I believe. The wind chill factor reduces the temperature and makes it unpleasant outside. Yet, the roses are shooting, the bulbs are poking through the soil. Spring is coming. Heaven knows why it's so exciting year after year, but it is.
ReplyDeleteIt was warm on my way back from the gym this morning, but I have a feeling that's because I worked out so hard, and my face was glowing bright red! Baileys cocoa sounds lovely :-)
ReplyDeleteI just hope we don't have an infestation of Texas sized insects (especially the biting ones) this summer due to a warm winter.
ReplyDeleteAnn
A cup of hot cocoa sounds great!
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