Weather Reports

The weather news, Facebook, and any other place the weather report shows up has been driving me crazy.  It is Winter people!  It is supposed to be cold and snowy.  Spring doesn't even think about arriving until mid-March.  In all reality we just started on the journey called Winter.  All the hoopla about how cold it is and how much snow we are getting is a little over-blown.  Now, power being out or people getting something like 3 feet plus in snow in a day or so I see as news worthy weather.  But, come on.  It is supposed to be cold this time of year in the Northern hemisphere.  Personally that is part of what I like about it up here.


This time of year is one for being inside.  Working on inside repair projects, needlework, reading, watching movies, planning the garden, and lots of other things.  Summer is for the hectic outdoor season.  I don't know about anyone else, but by the time Summer is over I am ready for a break.  I am usually ready for Spring and Summer too by the time Winter is done but I really enjoy Winter.  Besides, most people really don't have Winter for all that long.  A few months of some yucky weather that isn't great for driving. 


I must say a few months isn't too bad.  Where I grew up Winter was more like a nine month affair.  Snow on the ground from October to the end of May usually.  Gardens consist of peas, potatoes, and carrots unless you have a heated greenhouse.  My mom gave up on the garden after she had her peas, potatoes, and carrots freeze in about July.  There were years that there was at least a small snow storm on the Valley floor every month of the year. 


Growing up like that means that in all reality I love Winter.  Skiing, sledding, walking through the snow, playing in the snow, looking at the snow, and all manners of winter sports.  I kind of miss having more Winter to be honest.  Now, there is hardly a reason to own cross-country skis let alone anything like a snowmobile.  I do love skiing.  We would ski in to get our Christmas tree.  We would go snowmobiling on the weekends.  Christmas day we would go skijoring (skiing while being towed) behind the horses.  We were all pretty happy about Winter.


Now it seems all people do is grumble about it.  Too bad.  I think I'm going to go enjoy some snow and Winter weather now.