New England Weather

I have been reading blogs for sometime now and some are focused on certain things (recipies, books, vacations or gossip) then there are others pretty much about the authors life, day in and day out. I think I will be the type to write about what is on my mind.

For today, it will be the weather. Sometimes people use the weather as a conversation starter or a filler during those awkward moments of nothing to say. Well, today it will be a conversation starter.

I have lived in New England for most of my life. I moved to Massachusetts when I was 6 years old, with my parents of course. I have been here for over 20 years and still have not really understood how fast the weather could change. Let me give you a good example.......most of last week it was warm and beautiful. The tempuratures were in the 50's and one day it even broke into the 60's. Being that its January, that is wonderful weather around here. Yesterday it was in the 40's, a very sunny and mild day. While I was reading the morning paper, I noticed in the weather section, there was a prediction of snow for the evening and into the this morning. I kind of chuckled to myself and said that there was no way we would have snow on such a clear and warm day. As the day went on, we heard predictions of the amount of snow and it was up to 8 inches. Usually, the weather is off with predictions, but you can never tell when they will be right.

I checked outside before settiling in for the night and no snow was falling, but we had prepared everything anyway. We arranged the cars in the driveway to allow the snow blower to get by, spraying the windshields with some sort of ice/snow melter that my father-in-law found, then proped the windshield wipers up and away from the windshield so it is eaiser to push the snow off.

When I woke up this morning, there was a few inches of snow on the ground covering the melted areas of snow from our New Years Day snow storm. This is what my backyard looks like, evidence I really cannot belive the flip flop weather effect we deal with in New England.


My thoughts on snow is this, its so beautiful and peaceful, until you have to go drudge through the snow to get to your vehicle, clear the vehicle off while getting snow all over you, finally getting into your vehicle and attempt to drive on the streets that have not been plowed since you do not live on a main road. I can't wait for hot and hazy days of summer.