Oh, the weather outside is frightful...
Really, it is. I've lived in many different climates in this fair country, and can say with certainty that I find Mother Nature to be very annoying when she's capricious, changing every few hours to suit her mood. (How dare she, that brazen hussy of folkloric legend?!) I sometimes get impatient waiting for the weather to make up its mind and stick to something resembling "seasons." Yup, don't say I've never taken a controversial stand, my friends.
I currently live in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which is at a high elevation. Higher than mile-high cities such as Denver and our nearby city of Albuquerque. The Santa Fe area is sometimes referred to as High Desert. That means we have some foliage (good) and a year-round allergy season (bad.) We have very low humidity during the days, usually well under 30%, but it can go quite high in the wee hours of the night when all the sane folk are nestled in their beds, and I'm wandering the house starting projects I won't finish. It is certainly Big Sky Country, and amazing vistas are not uncommon. The sun is close and intense. You can literally tell what type of weather is due by scanning the entire sky - that mass of gray over the mountains in the north clearly tell you something's on its way. Wind gusts can also precede a weather change, whipping wildly around with a ferocity that is both exhilarating and frightening. It's all very rugged and surprising. Especially to a gal from heavily treed, humidity-friendly Pennsylvania.
The winds have been whipping all day, a sure sign that something's coming in. A glance at the forecast just confirmed this, with snow on tap for tomorrow, and even the reliable sun's not expected to make an appearance. Winter's arrival perhaps? Could be, but we also had a blizzard in October that came and went in 48 hours, so I'm not going to make any bets just yet. Change is the best bet, and I'm rolling with it for now. And I'm not putting away my flip-flops this winter.
Photo: Encantado Resort, Santa Fe, via smartmeetings.com
Posted by Modern Lunacy at 12/3/2009 1:27 AM 
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