A Little Bi-Polar

This has been quite a winter. Spring is coming, or so the weather men tell me, but I'm still not sure I trust them. Maybe they've just forgotten their meds. As a matter of fact, has anyone checked in with Mother Nature lately? She may be overdue for a trip to the druggist, as well! Our last week has looked like this:

Monday - The weather had a warmer feel. There was still quite a bit of snow on the ground, but the snow piles were melting, giving the impression that maybe, just maybe, Spring was actually on her way...

Tuesday - Almost 60⁰F! (I know that it did not actually reach 60, because the weather man on channel 8 has not shaved his beard. Oh, how I long for that day...) Anyway, the sun shone most of the day, and nearly all the snow melted! Sweetie and I took to the streets for a sloppy, melting, 4-mile walk. I perspired. No, there was actual sweat. It was good, and this is what my back yard looked like:

Wednesday - As predicted, Mother Nature played the role of wicked witch of the North again, dumping snow over all the land, and blowing up a storm! The wind actually howled. This is what the back yard looked like. I cried a little.

Thursday - Still cold, but clear. This is a good thing, because...well, KNIT NIGHT IS ON THURSDAY, and I am not sure my sanity would survive missing knit night for somebody else's mental instability. (I'm talking to YOU, Mother Nature!)

Friday - Sunny and beautiful! I could almost hear the snow melting, and I could definitely hear the dripping of melted snow from the church roof, as the temperature reached 58⁰ (but not 60...weather beard is still with us, sigh!). Still, it was a beautiful day. 

Today it has been sunny, and a little cooler than yesterday, and I've been inside knitting most of the day. Sure, I could go out and take a walk, enjoy the fresh air, yada-yada...but the last time I did that (on Tuesday), THERE WAS A BLIZZARD THE NEXT DAY. Therefore, I will not tempt the ides of March by going for a lovely walk today. Instead, I'll work on a baby afghan, with my baseball stitch markers. C'mon, Spring!!!

I don't know what Mother Nature is doing in your neck of the woods, but if you see her before I do, would you ask her to please stop it? All this up-and-down in the weather is making ME feel a little bit bi-polar myself, and most days I don't really need a lot of help with that. Thanks.

Knit in good health, people!