Today it is very cold since it is wintertime. Duh!
In times past Ndns’ celebrated the start of every season marking the start and passage of it. So here is my venturing into it this “Time of Cold or Time of Gray!”
“This is the day the lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in in for this s the day that the Lord has made.” This line comes from a Baptist hymnal praising God for the day.
Before this Ndns huddled down and got through winter the best way possible. Not only Ndns but all people affected by winter weather and the other seasons as well.
But let us look at it in a different light and see if there are some good things about winter and spring,summer and fall.
“It all depends on what you mean by winter.”
In this, country and some city kids enjoy the snow. Lots of it and school is out. Yipeee! Parents faces sag knowing those darn kids will be home all day. For me I get to wear my winter wear, the gloves, jackets, coveralls, boots, and stocking caps. Yay!
I can slide around in the yard on ice sometimes on the road. Great!
Build a fire and burn wood in my woodstove. Nice!
Keep an eye on temperatures so my water pipes do not freeze.
Scrape ice off the windshield. So fantastic!
At least the yard will not need mowing, or leaves raking up. Hooray!
Listen to weather forecast for any changes. The weathermen have gotten better. They say winter will cold and they are generally right. Guess they started asking the groundhog what to expect. Smart people them weather people!
Next up comes the “Time of Green.”
All too soon or finally for others it is Spring! Winter wear is put away for more less bulky, more colorful clothes.
A time of renewing when they say love is in the air. Along with pollen and allergies. Now also come those pesky flying pests. Trees put on the spring apparel and yards grow fat with weeds and grass as the rains come. Lots of rain and lots of growing for the weeds and grass.
It is time for the lawnmowers to be resurrected. Though at times the hay bailer as the rains keeps one form mowing. The grass never stops growing.
We get all settled into our spring cleaning and relaxing time when up pops “The time of Heat.”
Or maybe “A time of Sweat?
Whereas, in winter there was hardly any sweat in this time it is a constant source of irritation.
We complain of having to water our lawns so we can mow it? that makes great sense to me. At least there are no leaves to rake up. Yet! With this comes the wearing of lighter clothes and skimpier ones too. Times of heading to the lake, river, or creek to cool off.
Cookouts, camping with all the other people who have the same idea. Tent to tent as little dwellings popup on the banks of “The places of Water.”
Interesting those who complain about all the rain which is” Water falling from Sky” go to be near the water.
Summer is also when snakes, wasps, and other stingers are out and about. Interesting that booze which makes you really sweat is consumed where there is an abundance source of hydration.
Water to those who missed hydration classes in the army.
We gripe along with the electric bills as fans and air conditioners strain to keep the country or maybe just you cool.
In spring and summer comes a family that we do not want around. Now do not get me wrong I love my family and like to be around them. Two families actually and these are known far and wide for coming and staying longer than anyone should. They do not care about where they walk and most times all over you. They just campout in your yard without asking for permission.
That darn family of Ticks and Ants!
Now, in-the-midst of our hot misery we all look forward to “The time of Falling Leaves.”
Yep! Fall time!
Sweaters come out of hiding and a little heavier shirt or windbreakers. For some sports nuts its “feetball time.” A time to relive glory days. A time when wives roll their eyes at Friday nights and Saturdays and Sundays feetball games on the boob tube.
As their love of their life that sweet, sweet, dear Boob of theirs sits yelling at the boob tube.
Comes the time of reckoning as leaves pile up in the yard and still in places the yard need mowing still.
All too son daylight savings time ends and it gets dark faster.
Well duh!
I wonder when we will get to spend some of those savings we get from this savings of time.
Will we be able to say to God not today I have some time saved up for this day?
Fall is known as ndn summer. Why? I really do not know. It might be, we just think this is a better summer then the one the yonags claim as their summer.
Maybe.
Hunting season opens and animals scurry for cover as “Dead-eye Dick, Daniel He-coon, Beefalo Bill Cody” and others come into their domains as well as ours sometimes.
This is a time also when we get ready for the “Time of Cold” as winter approaches.
Today is the day the Lord has made. Neither Ndns, Yonags, Blacks, Orientals, nor Europeans can stop the day.
“Very interesting” as Arte Johnson used to say on Laugh in.
Yep, very interesting these times of change that come around every year. No surprise there.