I used to think that the groundhog seeing his shadow was a bad thing, that Spring would come too soon and winter would be a distant memory before I even began to enjoy it. Now, I'm loving the extra Winter weather. I find myself happier. Perhaps it's because I know I can be happier than a gloomy day outside; a sunny one is always harder to compete with.
So I'm drinking more tea, taking longer hot showers (just to get warm), still wrapping myself up in scarfs and sweaters. It makes me giddy. I wonder what will happen when the water gets shut off, and the sun burst onto the scene, hot and unrelenting. I will probably say, "a little more rain please", or, "just one more day of rain will be fine,". It won't happen though, and it will be a long Summer before any hint of cool Fall breezes come back. Until the cruel sunshine burns through the clouds,...I'll just enjoy every chilly moment, with a Starbucks Dolce' steamer of course.
