Friday, January 12, 2007
Hanging in
Well, so far there doesn't seem to be much of an ice slick built up, although it's 7 degrees out, with a wind chill of -8F. Brrr much? So I should be able to head out and fetch the clone and the boy from school soon and get us all back home alive....
(Me? Bummed out by the weather? What makes you say THAT?)
You might have noticed I haven't posted any pics of the wondrous white stuff lately. That's because I am pretty much sick to death of it now, and it's hard to look at it with a creative, inspired art photo eye when what I really want to do is shriek my lungs out while I shake my fists at the sky. I don't do that, of course, because I would almost certainly fall on my butt. Again.
Nature is just AGAINST me right now. Yesterday I went out with a half-gallon plastic pitcher full of cheap kitty litter, to add to the path that goes from the back steps to the driveway. I was almost to the end, but almost out, and stopped to consider whether to veer over THERE with the last little bit, or over THERE. That was when my heel slipped on a chunk of ice. To catch my balance, I threw my arms up...so the kitty litter got distributed EVERYWHERE.
*sigh*
Then shortly after I had psyched myself up to carry a 37 pound box of books, one of the last of the backlog of items I sold while we were stuck at home, out to Dreamcloud. I put it on my shoulder so I could try my clever plan of aiding my balance while using our faithful shovel as a walking stick. I stepped out...well, tried to. Tried again, and again...finally realized the box of books was pressed against a tree branch. I managed to free it, but I dropped my shovel. :< Got to the car okay anyway, except I had to sit for several minutes until I wasn't panting so hard the defroster couldn't clear the windshield.
I really don't know how people manage where the winter is ALWAYS like this!
One thing did make me laugh and take a picture yesterday. Over behind our firestation, the firefighters were having fun tagging the giant piles of snow!
(Me? Bummed out by the weather? What makes you say THAT?)
You might have noticed I haven't posted any pics of the wondrous white stuff lately. That's because I am pretty much sick to death of it now, and it's hard to look at it with a creative, inspired art photo eye when what I really want to do is shriek my lungs out while I shake my fists at the sky. I don't do that, of course, because I would almost certainly fall on my butt. Again.
Nature is just AGAINST me right now. Yesterday I went out with a half-gallon plastic pitcher full of cheap kitty litter, to add to the path that goes from the back steps to the driveway. I was almost to the end, but almost out, and stopped to consider whether to veer over THERE with the last little bit, or over THERE. That was when my heel slipped on a chunk of ice. To catch my balance, I threw my arms up...so the kitty litter got distributed EVERYWHERE.
*sigh*
Then shortly after I had psyched myself up to carry a 37 pound box of books, one of the last of the backlog of items I sold while we were stuck at home, out to Dreamcloud. I put it on my shoulder so I could try my clever plan of aiding my balance while using our faithful shovel as a walking stick. I stepped out...well, tried to. Tried again, and again...finally realized the box of books was pressed against a tree branch. I managed to free it, but I dropped my shovel. :< Got to the car okay anyway, except I had to sit for several minutes until I wasn't panting so hard the defroster couldn't clear the windshield.
I really don't know how people manage where the winter is ALWAYS like this!
One thing did make me laugh and take a picture yesterday. Over behind our firestation, the firefighters were having fun tagging the giant piles of snow!
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