Tip of the Hat to Mother Nature

WOW!!!!!  Do we have a gorgeous day today in southwest Ohio!!!  Clear blue skies, 54 F, no wind, and breathtaking colors!!!!  I could easily say this is my favorite time of year…. but I have a problem with that. 

You see, I could say that for all four of the seasons.  Within a few weeks we will be officially in Winter, and when we have our first snowfall, and the temps drop down to the 20’s and we see our occasional blue sky (typically in winter we have grey skies) I will again say, “WOW!!! Do we have a gorgeous day today in southwest Ohio!!”

And so on and so forth through Spring and Summer. 

However, this love for all four seasons has been a problem for me through the years.  Started out when the family moved to Florida in 1957.  I missed the seasons soooo much.  I remember having dreams of making snow angles down there.  There were no color changes in the Fall, and summer was just hot and sticky…forever!!!!

Then when I moved to Alaska, I got a little too much winter!!  I loved the snow and all the activities we did throughout the winter, but by the second winter, 4 months of long nights and very short days got old.  On top of that -40 is a little tough on the air-cooled engine of a VW…. just think no interior heat, a frozen accelerator cable, and 4 flat tires due to aluminum tire rims and tubeless tires (think about it).

After that it was Guam and while the temps were lovely, even though we were only 10 degrees north of the equator, and being on a small island provided a nice tropical breeze … but it was soooo boring.  No season change at all, except when a 200+ mph typhoon came through and knocked everything down. 

So, I am eternally grateful that the path of my life brought me back to Ohio.  I get four gorgeous seasons that I enjoy completely.  I love the color changes, the time changes, watching the corn and soybeans pop up in the Spring and then watching the harvests in the Fall. 

Sometimes you just end up right where you are supposed to be.