Dear Weather,

STOP IT. It is January 7th, and there is NO WAY that it should be as warm as it is today.

I WANT SNOW! This is Boston in January, and that is far from too much to ask. How is it that last year, when I was training for the half-marathon, we got something like six and a half feet of snow but this year there is not one flake of snow on the ground? The only snow we’ve gotten was over Halloween weekend, which was enough to knock out power lines all over New England but not enough to stick.

I am dying to go skiing on real snow. I want to see how lovely the bike path near my house looks when the trees on it are covered in white. I want to walk around at night as snow falls on very still, quiet streets that have not yet been disturbed by snowplows and sanders. I want to see how beautiful the snow looks when it hasn’t been marred by dirt and footprints. I want to flop down and make a snow angel. I want to go skating at Frog Pond (something I say I’ll do every year and never manage to do) surrounded by snow in the Common. I want to have an excuse to stay in sweats all day and read an entire novel with a big cup of hot chocolate. I want a season where it’s better to stay in than to go out and to hang inside with friends, watching movies or playing board games. I want to see for myself how cute Juno is when outside in the snow (Yaaeey! The ground is all weird! I’m a dog!).

See, I love the seasons. It’s why I never, ever want to live anywhere where it’s warm all year long. Excuse my cliched descriptions, but I love the flowers and blossoms coming out in the spring, and I love spring rain. I love reading outside, going to the beach, and walking around in flip flops and skirts in the summer. I love autumn leaves, the change to a more comfortable temperature, apples, pumpkins.

And yes, I love winter, too, for all the reasons I’ve already mentioned. Sadly, winter is currently MIA. I don’t know if it’s global warming or La Nina or what, but in any case…you better get your act together, weather. Or else I’ll…well, sadly, there’s not too much that a human can threaten the weather with. But if there was, I totally would.

Way too warmly yours,

Katie

12 thoughts on “Dear Weather,

  1. JG

    I feel exactly the same way. Living somewhere that doesn't get all four seasons would make me so sad and I'm definitely missing winter so far this year.

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  2. Krystal

    Preach it! I'm in northwest Indiana and I took my dog for a walk yesterday without wearing a coat. It is the most bizarre thing in the world. I've been reduced to sledding on a sand dune for my winter enjoyment (it was actually uber awesome, and I just finished a post on it).

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  3. womeneverywhere

    I feel like there are two camps on this winter thing – you either love it or you hate it. Personally, I like the mild weather a lot. But I know, not everyone does, and I'm pretty sure we're gonna pay for it dearly at some point or another. (I'm in Wisconsin, by the way, and we're sort of known for snow).

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  4. womeneverywhere

    I feel like there are two camps on this winter thing – you either love it or you hate it. Personally, I like the mild weather a lot. But I know, not everyone does, and I'm pretty sure we're gonna pay for it dearly at some point or another. (I'm in Wisconsin, by the way, and we're sort of known for snow).

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  5. The Tsaritsa a.k.a. Alexandra Naughton

    I live in Northern California, and we don't have the regular seasons (I miss autumn and the leaves changing colors, I grew up on the east coast), but right now it should be raining here (winter is our rainy season), and it has been incredibly dry.

    I can't remember the last time there was substantial rain here, which is pretty bad for the environment, but everyone's been enjoying the sunny days. Regardless, it should be raining and it's not, and that is kind of worrying.

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  6. The Tsaritsa a.k.a. Alexandra Naughton

    I live in Northern California, and we don't have the regular seasons (I miss autumn and the leaves changing colors, I grew up on the east coast), but right now it should be raining here (winter is our rainy season), and it has been incredibly dry.

    I can't remember the last time there was substantial rain here, which is pretty bad for the environment, but everyone's been enjoying the sunny days. Regardless, it should be raining and it's not, and that is kind of worrying.

    Reply

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