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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Spring


The end of winter has always been the ugliest time of year in this city. Piles of dirty, black, caked snow everywhere, random islands of ice on the sidewalk, surrounded by pools of muddy water, slushy roads, cars and shoes caked with dirt... The trash pick-up service was hibernating in the winter, so by mid-February there was trash everywhere. The weather was grey and foggy, and so was everyone's mood.
But that's over. The spring has come; maybe not by the calendar, but by the look of the city for sure. It's sunny, it's getting warmer, the roads are dry and most of the sidewalks are dry, too. The piles of snow are melting, there are merry little icicles hanging from every roof, sparkiling in the sun, and you can see patches of old grass under the snow in the park.
There will, of course, be more snow before the spring is here for good. There will be another bout of frost, too. But for what it's worth, the winter is over. It was about time, too - from the look of my electricity bills! I think I am about ready to take that winter coat to the dry cleaner's and put the fur-lined boots to rest in a big box. Until next winter.

2 Comments:

At 5:30 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hopefully you'll be in Cali by next winter and not need fur boots.

 
At 3:26 PM, Blogger Angela said...

i'm with mike on this one - you don't need boots in CA!

 

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