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I don't know the real story about global warming. I know there have always been cycles, I know the Depression dustbowl happened without all the industry we have now, I know there are intelligent people that believe that we can't possibly have that much of an impact. But the Rideau Canal skating season seems to be getting shorter and shorter every year, the kids don't seem to need to wear anything to make their costumes warmer on Halloween, and it's raining! In December! And I have a bit of a sinking feeling. A feeling like I'm stuck in a science fiction story where I end up telling my kids about when they were babies and we would bundle them up at night and walk them through white streets with snow drifting softly down on us. And then they ask "what's a snowsuit?"
Please snow.
2 comments:
I feel the same way...I actually MISS the snow. It doesn't really feel like it's almost Christmas.
I miss fulfilling my Canadian duty to complain about snow. Complaining about the lack of snow just isn't as satisfying.
I have to admit, I just can't relate to the desire for snow at all. I hold firmly to a popular BC saying about rain - at least you don't have to shovel it! Last year we had a very cold winter, and the snow stuck around for weeks and months. Several feet fell on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, and because we have no snow removal it meant no one could drive and my little family was stuck with a huge turkey to ourselves. My husband put out his back clearing our driveway several times a day for weeks on end. We also don't have snow blowers, because why would we?
So, let's make a deal, shall we? I will send any of the white stuff your way, and you send the balmy temperatures to me. We all win!
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