I hope you folks up North enjoyed the snowfall on the 31st of October. We still have 78º weather during the days here, but it is cooling down to the 50’s at night. Oh, how I do miss the colder weather. Not much else, however.
I showed the family here the photos of the snowfall we had in January of this year- remember the foot of snow that fell all day, on January 23rd, to be exact? We do. Here are a few photos of that night.
I am unsure, at the moment, if I will miss not having snow to shovel, icy roads to travel, slippery bridges to traverse. However, I can tell you that all of those things are slightly better than the topes we have to slither over, ever 10 feet, and the potholes that spring up, frequently, or the worst, the manhole covers that have had the pavement built up around them, so now they have become a pot hole in, and of, themselves.
Many years ago, in 1982, actually, we moved our family to Texas, due to the overwhelming collapse of the farm implement manufacturing industry in the Quad Cities. There, we had two seasons- hot, and hotter still. I thought I would go insane. Luckily, for me anyway, we had purchased a movie called “Running Scared”, starring Micheal Keaton, and Gregory Hines. I cannot tell you anything more about the movie except that, (for me, the most important part), it took place in Chicago, in the winter, with icy roads, and falling snow. (Can you see where I am going with this)?
This may not seem like much to you, but to me, it was manna from Heaven. I watched that movie, (on VHS, no less), I cannot say how many times. It saved my sanity at the time.
Fast forward to the present day. To wake up every morning when we want, go to the store when we want, and, not have to worry about driving icy roads, I am good with that.
This time around, I will live vicariously through you people. Post your photos on FB or Messenger of the snow, the slush, the icicles, three feet long, hanging from your gutters. I dare you!!
And I will keep posting photos of the bougainvillea in bloom, the palm trees, swaying in the breeze, and the beautiful flowers blooming all over the city.
I leave you with these parting photos, which I took, from the front door, and our bedroom window of our house, in Bettendorf, Iowa, this past January. The beauty of this continues to fill me with awe.
Please be careful this winter, though I do believe the winter of 2019, the beginning of 2019, was really bad. I believe the Lord wanted to give us a final winter of ice and snow to always remember.
And we do.