“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”
Today is a lovely winter’s day. The sun is bright with nary a cloud in the wide expanse of the blue sky. Though it is cold, it is above freezing so I can hear drips from the roof. When I went to get the papers, there was black ice on the road. I walked gingerly.
When I was a kid, a patch of ice meant running then sliding. The game was to slide the furthest. Sometimes we’d fall but usually into a snow bank next to the sidewalk. We’d laugh. It was all fun.
Recess this time of year wasn’t much fun. It was always cold. Most of the school yard was plowed and sanded, but we couldn’t play much, no jump roping, no basketball, no catch. Mostly we stood in groups, tried to stay warm and just talked. Girls were with girls on one side of the schoolyard and boys were with boys on the other side. We were too young for the twain to meet.
When I was in high school, we had the tiniest outside area. It bordered a parking lot. I think it was just meant for us to get some fresh air. We’d go out after lunch for ten or fifteen minutes and huddle in groups to stay warm.
Henry loves being outside and stays for the longest time. Yesterday I went from window to window watching him to see what was holding his attention. He ran along the fence line then stopped, sniffed a bit then ran again. His paw prints are all over the yard.
Last night I had the weirdest dream. I’m guessing its source was the story of the man who fought off a mountain lion. In my dream, I think an animal was attacking me so I kept fending it off with my hands. In defending myself, I grabbed my arm, perhaps thinking it was the animal’s face or leg, with my other arm and used enough force it woke me up. Should I run into a mountain lion, I’ll be ready.
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March 5, 2019 at 2:58 pm
I went to the downtown library today and saw that the first trees start to flower. (It’s always slightly warmer downtown.) Spring will come!
Fries, beer and a radio-livestream, I’m ready for soccer and I hope the KTCC fan on the other side of the big pond is too 🙂
(I hope it’s fun and not too embarrassing for my team.)
March 5, 2019 at 4:55 pm
and its all over in Dortmund, Tottenham defend in the first half, grab a goal from Harry Kane at the start of the second and ran out 4-0 winners on aggregate
SO on to the Quarter Finals of the Champions League we go. I send very best wishes to my friend Birgit.
March 5, 2019 at 5:16 pm
MDH,
Good for you and you team!
March 5, 2019 at 5:21 pm
Thanks, Hedley! Good-bye Champions League, it was fun nevertheless.
Congratulations and good luck Tottenham!
KTCC music now 🙂
March 5, 2019 at 5:16 pm
Birgit,
We are quite far from flowering trees. North of us starts earlier than down here, but even they aren’t close.
I am ready for baseball and have watched a few spring training games. I have seen games in the spring which were far too cold to act long. I hope for better.
I hope it is fun too!
March 5, 2019 at 10:18 pm
Hi Kat,
This morning we were down in the low 20s again but warmed up under clear skies to the mid 40s. By Thursday we will be in the mid 70s.
Some people think dreams have meaning, but I think they don’t mean anything more than your brain sorting out the day’s inputs for long term storage. Maybe Henry running up and down along the fence became the attacking animal in your brain. I never remember mine. 😦
March 6, 2019 at 11:25 am
Hi Bob,
Right now it is 25˚ with sun and a low of 14˚. Snow flurries are predicted. It is not an inviting day!.
I agree that dreams don’t have a meaning, but I think they reflect what is going on around us. I remember a dram about Nazis after I had watched a movie where Nazis were part of the plot.
Maybe it was Henry. He does enjoy running at breakneck speed.
March 5, 2019 at 11:23 pm
Nice winter set. The Doors might be my favorite, though the Stones one is an old friend and the Elvis Costello was a welcome surprise.
March 6, 2019 at 11:27 am
Rowen,
Thanks on the set. I had fun with this one.
I too was surprised at the Costello song. It isn’t one of his I knew. I was glad for his introduction to the song.