As February Leaves—Thursday, February 26, 2015

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Snow-in-the-canyonWinter is still with us….flinging flakes of very wet snow here and there in a willy-nilly sort of pattern.

Storm-on-the-PlateauWind with very icy fingers stab and pull at you and every other living thing.

I do believe winter is throwing a huge fit, because you know…really we all know …that the time has come for Winter to leave.  It doesn’t matter how ugly and how hard winter demands for us to pay attention Winter IS in charge.  Stamping its blue and icy foot..the earth is tilting ever so slowly.

YesThe sun moving toward the warm point of spring and then summer, casts brilliant colors, which fiercely sends warning sounds, for winter to calm down.  Enough is enough.

The weather people are saying winter is still very preoccupied trying to keep a foothold on our part of the world–this bitter, cold tantrum will weaken and strengthen over several more days, then the middle (Wednesday) of the first week in March, the sun and the earth will send warmth and comfort back to the land with temperatures rising into the 50’s for several days.  Perfect for drying up snow and mud.

So go ahead and throw a fit, make it a good one, for soon you, Old Man Winter, will be banished to other parts and the gentle cherub of Spring will dance it’s way into our hearts and souls.

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Go Ahead, spend yourself out —soon you stay in your room and cry huge hiccuping sobs until you are spent and need to rest to recover.  We will just wait you out.

Your friend,

Linda

 

19 thoughts on “As February Leaves—Thursday, February 26, 2015”

  2. Oh, Ole Man Winter :-\ Beautiful photos, Linda! Especially that third one 🙂 Very nice! You know that old Colorado winter thing where it snows, then the sun comes out to where it’s nice & toasty warm and the snow is gone (like within 24 hours)? Right? Then it snows again, and the cycle starts all over. But it never seems to snow ON snow (I am not talking the mountains of Colorado, here). Well, it snowed-a lot-last Sat-Sun, the sun came out a little Tues & Wed. Then Wed night it started snowing again and it’s still snowing! And it’s sapose to snow into next Monday ~ sAy WhAt!?!?! It never snows ON snow! I love ♡ snow ♡, but I Need those heat filled, sun-shiny days in between. Ole Man Winter, are you here to stay???

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  8. Ha, Linda! Very poetic! Hopefully Old Man Winter will take the hint and leave and soon! Here…I’d say we’ve got a ways to go before he departs. I didn’t realize
    Colorado got so warm this time of year….50’s!!! Is it because of where you are located? Lucky you! Our Feb. has been awfully cold…..on to March! :o)

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  13. “Stamping its blue and icy foot”- a smile bringing phrase, this alone had me; I read the post three times. Let me introduce you to a wonderful author, Ted Kooser. His prose never fails to to astonish, what a wordsmith! You must look him up Linda. His imagination will delight you.

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