I was in the kitchen waiting for the kettle to boil. It was 05:19 and was thirsty. The idea was to fill a thermos jug and bring it back to my scratcher with me in order to be well hydrated when the sun was due to awaken at 07:19 in my part of the world today.
A glance at my cooker top, drew a “Tut, tut!” from my lips, so I had a go at cleaning it. Job number one done for the day! So here I am feeling good and sitting sipping my boiled water.
Yesterday began with a gap in the gloom, so I headed out for some retail therapy. It was certainly not weather for me to go hill climbing, scrambling over rocks or on long walks. The air was damp and the frequent showers kept the it that way.
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What happened the Cavehill?
That is not fog, it is rain.
Twenty minutes later it had improved…
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Cavehill appears
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More rain
Yes a minute later the rain was on again.
Right now the outdoor temperature is 1°C with Humidity of 94% and the high for today should be 5°C. That dampness goes for old bones, makes them stiff and noisy.
Hell, I am alive. I can move about and I have a roof over my head, food in my fridge and heat indoors. I am blessed indeed!
What a contrast to what we have hear Grannymar! Bright and sunny and comfortably warm inside or outside.
I was almost beginning to believe I was hallucinating about the glumness. March will arrive on Sunday and a week later our clocks will ‘Spring Forward’ one hour, the very thought does my heart good.
My heart leaps up with the positive signs!
Dianne, I try to stay positive and see the bright side – pun intended!
Here in New Mexico USA it’s bright, sunny & too cold ‘for man nor beast’. When I got up was 13 degrees F. which for C. would be ——subtract 32 & divide by 1.8. Tom is busy & wouldn’t do the math.
BHB, minus 10.5, not that is cold and not good for metal parts! Stay warm.
Yes, Ramana, the weather is getting better in our corner of the globe.
Over here in Hawaii, we have balmy weather, which is very nice.
You are indeed fortunate, Gigi!
I see what you mean by grey and soggy. I have nothing to complain about here. The sun breaks through off and on all day as our area struggles with winter which is slowly losing its grip.
Dianne that grey and soggy would soak right through to your soul, if you let it!
The past days have been in the teens and the days sunny. Today we are supposed to have showers. We so need more rain. You did put it in the right persepective. A warm house, food to eat, and of course family and friends. The gloom will give way to spring! It is not far away.
Bev, although I may have a little rant from time to time, I prefer to find something positive about my life.
I think we should get together and kidnap Gigihawaii and bring her over to the cold climes for a winter so she can suffer with us. Maybe she would quit rubbing it in then.
Al I saw on a friend’s Facebook page a report about the next 7 days, a GFS model has snow predicted for at least some part of all 50 states… even higher peaks in Hawaii and the northwest tip of Florida’s panhandle. We too are forecast a drop in temperatures and snow, but not until after a stormy weekend. H ope all is well in your corner, you have been missed.
It would seem appropriate purchases would have been an umbrella and thermal underwear and the makings for a hot toddy!
A plentiful supply of thermal underwear has been in use over the past few months. A metal hip complains bitterly in this weather. I am not a fan of umbrellas, but a hot toddy slips down nicely to begin the warming process once the driving is over for the day.
LOL, my granny never liked umbrellas, she always had a plastic headscarf tucked in the pocket of her rain coat. Infact she had them tucked in all her coats. Thanks for reminding me, I had forgotten that little quirk of granny’s.
Brighid, I remember those pleated plastic rain hats my granny had one too. Being tall, an umbrella was a nuisance. I was always lifting mine to avoid a tangle with others, The others always dripped down on me so I just gave up and dodged around them.
Southern Hemisphere still basks in Summer but there have been some rapid and short lived mini storms – seemingly out of the blue recently….
As Captain Boyle said in Juno and the Paycock by Sean O’Casey: “Th’ whole worl’s in a terrible state o’ chassis”! That includes the weather these days, Cathy.
I know the Irish weather can be terrible at times. But I miss it all the same.
You are welcome to it, Maria. At three thirty on the last day of February, I need to put the lights on and it is miserably wet & windy outside Storms expected tonight.
Oh my GM, you teach me well not to be a whiner. I thank you.
Tomorrow will be March 1st here in Central Florida, USA. This is the first cold, rainy winter we have had in many a year. I was ’bout to complain when I read your words.
Have decided to knock off the complainin’ and put on a smile … got a good friend to talk to across the miles.
Big Hugs n blessings ~ maxi
Maxi, as you can see from my last comment above, it is dreary outdoors right now. I am cosy indoors , spent a few hours working on a sewing project asnd hgave now put my dinner in the oven, lit the fire and ready to play online until the oven pings!