Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Weather? No.

We have a saying here in the great state of Minnesota~ "If you don't like the weather here, wait 5 minutes" There is truth to it, too. The weather here is unpredictable and it changes on it's own whim.
Take today for instance. It's early February in Minnesota. We are less than 2 months into 3-4 months of brutal winter. The temps rarely rise above freezing... Or zero for that matter. Add wind to the usual mix and your windchills dip into the negative thirties and forties. Most of us hardly flinch at it, and all of us tolerate it.
But today... Today is one of those unpredictable Minnesota days. Its 40 degrees. The snow is nearly gone. Its raining, for cripes sake. The wind is blowing with unusual force for winter.
What is shocking about the whole thing is that none of us are actually shocked. It's just another crazy Minnesota day.
Saturday afternoon the sun shone brightly and the temps reached nearly 45 degrees. I took my dogs hiking in a sweatshirt and jeans. Its early February in Minnesota, and I went hiking in a sweatshirt and jeans.
Don't like the weather here in Minnesota? Wait 5 minutes.

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