Saturday, February 16, 2008

Endless winter

We're on the verge of a big thaw after a hard freeze that has lasted about two weeks. A lot of rain is supposed to fall tomorrow, followed by a bit of snow and then more cold. All those rivers that flooded in January and have been icebound since then could be due for another flood.

I found that I'm not the only one dwelling on the weather. Chicagoist also has been talking a lot of cold and explained the city's 2-inch snow parking ban.

Sometimes the cold and gloom seem hopeless. It's hard to imagine that it well ever be hot again, but by July it will be hard to imagine that it will ever be frigid again. Today was a balmy 32 degrees, and it felt like it spring should be nearing. Then I checked the date and it was still mid-February.

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