It’s Snow Good

As I looked out my kitchen window this morning, I saw an unusual sight: 3 inches of new snow. Had this happened a month ago, I would have been happy. Now I’m simply annoyed.

Why? While the season for snowboarding and skiing continues in some places in the Rockies, here in the Midwest it’s all but over, with only one or two areas still open. The nearest one is 4-5 hours away. Any place within a short drive has been closed for at least one week, and in most cases, longer than that. They’re not going to re-open, and the little snow that we’ve received isn’t enough to be useful.

At this point, the new snow is simply signals a delay of the coming of summer.

So at this time of the year, in this place, I say “down with snow!”