If this winter were a sock …I would throw it away.
It does not keep me warm.
It no longer brings me joy.
Yesterday was horrible – blowing ice and snow and ice filled branches at gale force. The deep rain then deep frozen sheets laid huge under my boots.
The temperatures hurling themselves about – no cohesion or seasonal logic.
It is the wind. We have had, and still have today, wind at spring force with low winter cold.
It is a tasteless, medieval, misery of a winter.
Even my jacket has quit and has gone to the barn to sleep with Piglet.
Celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
54 responses to “IF THIS WINTER WERE A SOCK”
This winter is unpleasant for us, too. We had 2 inches of rain yesterday, and I had to have an intern bail water from the reservoir in our rearing area so that we didn’t have turtles floating away. The temperatures have been 70 degrees on day, then below freezing a few days later. But, you know, climate change isn’t real.
I worry about the impact of a warming climate on native reptiles and amphibians. If they don’t hibernate for long enough, they do not produce gametes and will not breed. And snakes are dying from Snake Fungal Disease because they are not hibernating at cold enough temperatures to kill the fungus.
Dearest Boo—so exuberant always. Tough to see him down in the dumps.
Our front door has a mail slot that moans all night long—courtesy of the wind in certain strengths. So I stuff it with a hand towel then cover it with a bath towel taped to the door with masking tape. Didn’t work last night and was much worse the night before last. Next up the heavy artillery—industrial strength ear plugs.
Look towards New Zealand …. spring or summer there right? Boo looks like he is done with winter too.
I live in Wisconsin so i feel your pain. Hopefully round 3 wont be that bad and things will get better after that.
oh my goodness me…..may spring come soon for you!
We have had fierce winds all summer this year. Very unpleasant, and coupled with the extreme heat, absolutely desiccating.
You make me smile Celi 🙂
Wishing you a wonderful day!
Boo needs a blankie tucked around his back. Don’t come to Oz, too stinkin’ hot here! And floods and fire!
I am! I am
Going to
Melbourne!!
I think Melbourne’s ok now, just don’t come north…..although we’d love to see you 🙂
just come to Kenya in Africa their is nothing like a winter every day is good.
That’s a perfect metaphor, an old sock. Another almost foot of snow yesterday and yep, more wind today blowing said snow into the drive that I had cleared out so nicely. Underneath all that snow everything is under an ice sheet so I’m not entirely sure what’s worse. Our winter arrived late but got here howling!
The only thing that makes winter bearable is the fact that it is not forever. Eventually it thaws and you can dig in the soil and world will get green. And if you are superstitious, the groundhog says Spring is coming early… I wish I believed in that. That arctic vortex has convinced me that it’s gonna be a malingerer. But Maybe. Might as well believe in an early spring as not, belief won’t change the matter.
🙂 Maybe it will arrive right after you get back from summer in New Zealand.
Celi, you make me feel ashamed to have complained at all about this winter. Glad you are going home to be warm for a bit. Have a wonderful time!
Sadly, this is exactly what Philosopher Mouse and I have just been discussing. Mother Nature is… (confused? In a tiff(!) being ripped limb from limb:/) Gods help logic and intelligence overcome ignorance and greed
Sad for you…
Give encourage others,winter get over..
If only we could KonMari our weather we would say it does not give us joy and chuck it out… Our Aussie summer has been like a badly made cheap polyester dress that has come apart at the seams… it looked nice at the shop 😎
Yes! You got the reference ! Love your cheap dress!
No winter last forever, no spring loses it’s turn! 🙂