The best thing about the end of autumn is the even colder weather.
You just finished organizing what you thought was all of the leaves on your lawn.
But then as if leaves are falling from the sky (where did all the new leaves come from), you have another pile that needs addressing. Technically-speaking leaves fall from trees although when they do so from the top of trees they appear as if they drop from the sky. Sometimes I elaborate on the details of things like leaf-falling to provide extra value to our readers. I hope in this instance, you enjoyed the enlightenment.
Everyone is checking the long-range weather forecast looking for any clues of a white Christmas in the coming days such as the possibility of the jet stream taking a dip down into the lower 48.
I remember when jet streams were wakes of air that appeared behind jet aircraft as they made their journeys. Now it’s actually part of the weather modules that are monitored by meteorologists.
Jet stream position modules can portend whether or not we may be in the running for a bomb cyclone. This is a pretty big snowstorm for those not in the know of this other way of characterizing storms of snow.
When you’re sitting in your home and a bomb cyclone is going on outside it can be like a hurricane party in that if you have adequate provisions and your roof holds up, you can party until the storm is over.
Of course, there are things like snow shoveling that eventually have to be done.
Some municipalities assess fines to homeowners who do not clear their sidewalks within a certain amount of time. I am glad I do not live in one of them. And where I live there is not typically a lot of snow that falls and requires shoveling.
This is another thing I am thankful for. I do have muscle memory when it comes to snow shoveling, however, should the bomb cyclone actually materialize and I end up needing to clear the walk, I will approach it in a peaceful, easy manner.
After all, that’s how snow appears as it falls–peaceful. Except when there is a lot of wind in a big snowstorm, I mean bomb cyclone. Then, snow can appear beast-like, with the ability to inflict damage and harm on all it happens to rain down upon.
White Christmases are made for watching.
Bing Crosby sang about dreaming of them.
I never dreamed of much, but I do feel it’s magical if snow is falling on Christmas Day.
I won’t get sad if snow isn’t falling on December 25th. But I might be feeling something is off if there is at least not some snow on the ground.
The first day of winter is December 22nd.
The cold weather is new and welcome from now until then.
Cold and snow let us reset.
We take our time just a little bit more when walking down the street so as not to slip and fall on ice.
We are cognizant of the breath coming out of our lungs as we exhale.
And we welcome the chance to finally just be still, experience, feel and enjoy being alive as the air in the balloon that is 2019 goes rushing out.