Looking out the window at
the foot or so of accumulated snow in my apartment building's
courtyard, I can only sigh as I check tomorrow's forecast for another
inch or so of the white stuff. By the way, white gray, and the
sketchy black outlines of trees are the only colors visible on
today's dreary Minnesota landscape.
The clouds up above are
also gray. And according to the latest weather forecast, we're due
for another inch of snow tomorrow.
Every so often, I take the
elevator down to the lower level where we park our cars and as a
precaution, I warm up my 1999 Honda Civic for a few minutes. It's a
good little car – the engine roars to life instantly at the turn of
the ignition key. I look forward to the day when I can pull out of
the garage and onto the road to go for a drive and do a few errands.
So far, thankfully, my groceries and household supplies are holding
up; I even have a pot roast and some fresh vegetables to toss into my
slow cooker.
Also on the plus side for
wintry days, I have reading material from our apartment building's
library – Readers Digest's Select Editions offers a few
spellbinding novels to pass the time while awaiting a change in the
weather when I can get out and about.
In addition to reading, I
exercise and keep up with household chores – regardless of the
weather, one has to do the laundry. I connect with family and friends
by phone and email; and socializing with neighbors in my apartment
building helps keep up my morale.
Did I mention that if I
start running out of food and other supplies, I can order what I need
online to be delivered at my door in a day or two?
In sum, I have little to
complain about on this gray February day, and it just occurred to me
that March begins this Friday – whoa! March is the month when
Spring officially begins! That's when little yellow dandelions shoot
up through green grass to brighten Minnesota's gray landscape.
