I have lived in Maryland my whole life. My childhood winters were spent in anxiety as we were always at the mercy of the weather man. No snow dances or awkward pajama wearing rituals would ever have an influence over what our local weather people would say. Would schools be canceled due to an astounding 4 inches of predicted snow? Would we have an "unseasonably warm" winter day of 60 degrees? We were in limbo, I tell you!
Well, nothing much has changed. Although I've since moved south of the state (and a little bit closer to the mouth of the Chesapeake), the Maryland weather has never ceased to fool its inhabitants...and its weather men. Only seven short days ago, the radios and TVs were buzzing with news that a huge snow storm was headed our way. Children everywhere, and even our Killian, turned their pajamas inside out in anticipation that schools would be canceled the next day. Lo and behold, Maryland got our snow. At least for SOMD, this was the first accumulation of wintry weather we've had all year! Schools were shut down and the world was quiet...except for my loving husband who was up at 5:30 a.m. shoveling out our cars so we could still get to work on time. How sweet.
We both made it to work, on time - no less, but I was about the only one. The roads were terrible and on my short, 25 MPH drive to work, I longed for the days when schools were closed, and that the rule would still apply to me. Welcome to the real world, huh?
Not two days later, our silly weathermen were calling for Summer-like weather for the weekend! How preposterous! The snow hadn't melted at ALL and schools were called off for the better part of the week. Without fail, Friday's weather was a whopping 65 degrees...and climbing. The windows came open and our cat was feeling his oats. He's spent the entire weekend lounging on our Adirondack Chairs on our porch. BUT, for those of you who wish we had more of a winter, you're not to worry...this coming weekend, the weather is supposed to be back down to 35 degrees and freezing rain.
So, my dear friends, as they say up in "Bawlmre" (That's Baltimore-speak for "Baltimore"), if you don't like the weather here, just wait five minutes.
Think that barn up top looks familiar? Well, it's my favorite barn down here and here's what it looks like during the late summer.
Well, nothing much has changed. Although I've since moved south of the state (and a little bit closer to the mouth of the Chesapeake), the Maryland weather has never ceased to fool its inhabitants...and its weather men. Only seven short days ago, the radios and TVs were buzzing with news that a huge snow storm was headed our way. Children everywhere, and even our Killian, turned their pajamas inside out in anticipation that schools would be canceled the next day. Lo and behold, Maryland got our snow. At least for SOMD, this was the first accumulation of wintry weather we've had all year! Schools were shut down and the world was quiet...except for my loving husband who was up at 5:30 a.m. shoveling out our cars so we could still get to work on time. How sweet.
We both made it to work, on time - no less, but I was about the only one. The roads were terrible and on my short, 25 MPH drive to work, I longed for the days when schools were closed, and that the rule would still apply to me. Welcome to the real world, huh?
Not two days later, our silly weathermen were calling for Summer-like weather for the weekend! How preposterous! The snow hadn't melted at ALL and schools were called off for the better part of the week. Without fail, Friday's weather was a whopping 65 degrees...and climbing. The windows came open and our cat was feeling his oats. He's spent the entire weekend lounging on our Adirondack Chairs on our porch. BUT, for those of you who wish we had more of a winter, you're not to worry...this coming weekend, the weather is supposed to be back down to 35 degrees and freezing rain.
So, my dear friends, as they say up in "Bawlmre" (That's Baltimore-speak for "Baltimore"), if you don't like the weather here, just wait five minutes.
Think that barn up top looks familiar? Well, it's my favorite barn down here and here's what it looks like during the late summer.
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