But I can
feel it.
Spring.
It’s
coming. The sun burns my eyes, the fresh air clogs up my pores. The morning is still blessedly
dark when I wake up, but even before I get to work the sun is
up, melting the snow. In beautiful shades of orange and pinks it rises over the
sparkling white snow, giving me a headache while I’m driving to work. We’re down
to only a foot of snow now. A few more days of sunshine and warmth and we’ll be
down to... well, just under a foot of snow. Soon pesky little flowers will start
popping up everywhere and people will start smiling.
Smiling!
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| Luckily, in this picture the flowers on my kitchen table were already dying and the sun was setting. |
And the birds, don’t get me started on the birds and the singing. I haven’t heard a single quack all winter long, but now, the little birdies are up and squawking away already at 7 in the morning. Luckily I can blast music in the car and drown out the sound of the little fuckers getting their flirt on.
Living in Finland means six months of
almost no sun at all, but conversely the other six months are spent cursing
whomever left the light on. I need a little darkness to go with my Pepsi Max,
and I need it soon, before I accidentally start smiling.
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We got hit with 15 cms (that's the equivalent of 76.3 fluid drams in Imperial units) of snow this week, last week too. It was -13 c yesterday and today it's supposed to be +7c. Mother Nature! Make up your freaking mind already! I am ready for spring.
ReplyDeleteYou know, Ziva, Canada is like that too. I hate winter. It's cold, dark and there's too much snow to shovel. What I can't understand, though, is why we stay here. We complaln and complain and yet we stay here. I guess we're eternal optimists...optimistic spring will come. It will come, won't it?
ReplyDeleteI can't stand the thought of your pores clogging. To tell the truth, I've never been a fan of clogging. Dancing with logs on your feet is just stupid. I suggest you move to Siberia, where there is no spring or summer or fall. Or reason to live, really. But at least people don't smile there.
ReplyDeleteLearn to drive a race car. Terrorizes the wildlife and anything else that gets in your way and guaranteed to keep your pores clean. You Finns seem to be pretty good at it. Worked for Kimi and Mika. You may have to brush up on your media interview talents however.
ReplyDeletePrevious reply from Mr. Charleston. Don't know how the hell that name got there.
ReplyDeleteYou just swore at Mother Nature, you're in for at least three more months of winter.
ReplyDeleteDespair not, Dufus, spring will come. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, or next week, or even this year or this decade, but eventually, it will have to come. Right?
ReplyDeleteI will only move to Siberia if you come with me. We could not smile together for the rest of our lives.
ReplyDeleteOh god, I was hoping no one who reads this blog would ever connect me to the horrible English those two idiots speak. Although, Mika seems to have a very good sense of humor, and Kimi is finally in a Formula 1 car again. I cannot wait to for this season to start.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Disqus will do that to you. Turn your back to it and it will also drink all your beer, make out with your girlfriend and order 42 pizzas using your credit card.
ReplyDeleteCurse that damn spring making birds sing and people smile.
ReplyDeleteThere is something to be said for hibernation.....
I hate the cold, and I hate the heat. I'm not at all fond of sunny days, either. I do, however, enjoy complaining, so all in all I'm satisfied with the world.
ReplyDeleteThat single fallen petal on the table interests me a great deal.
ReplyDeleteIs it still called hibernation if you sleep through spring and summer?
ReplyDeleteYou're my kind of man, Frank.
ReplyDeleteThank you for noticing the picture, and especially that petal. :)
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing worse than a fine Spring day to piss me off. When you combine the glorious sunshine, heavenly birdsong and delicous fresh air you truly find yourself in hell on earth. To make matters worse, the ducks watch your every move. For the record, I don't give a monkeys about the fallen petal.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of freaky ducks do you have over there? And I know you're lying about the fallen petal. What you really thought when you saw the picture was "holy shit, this woman has manage to capture the exact moment in time when something so alive, so vibrant, began dying. The very essence of life, death, the universe is right there on that table, illuminated by glorious soft light that you just know is fading; in fact, you can almost see the sun set, can't you? Amazing. I will from now on dedicate my life to sitting in a chair, watching flowers wither, just so I can experience that perfect moment in the picture."
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mo, I'm so glad you liked the picture.
Nah, that's not what I thought. Good effort though. You deserve a medal or at least some points.
ReplyDeleteHe's my kind of man, too.
ReplyDeleteYou know, in a totally non-gay way.
Well, I'm not a deep thinker like Mo "Mad Dog" Stoneskin, but sometimes shiny stuff catches my attention.
ReplyDeleteIt'd be like Doctor Zhivago, but with a happier ending. Pardon the expression.
ReplyDeleteOr perhaps I should say a slight less sad ending. But then I can't tell my other joke. I feel so conflicted.
ReplyDeleteI love Spring. It's like loving Fridays. Spring is full of anticipation. Everything is coming to life again. Fall, on the other hand smells of decay and despair. It makes me think about suicide and disaster. Everything is dying in the Fall. I hate Sundays just as much as I hate Fall.
ReplyDeleteBut I love tulips.
Brilliant, I live for those points, soon I'll have enough to... Wait, what do you actually do with the points?
ReplyDeletePerhaps you and Frank might want to get a room? You know, in a totally non-gay way.
ReplyDelete"Spring is full of anticipation. Everything is coming to life again."
ReplyDeleteI know, right? Yuck!
Well I'd accept 500 points for my spare circus tent. You've only got a few so far but it's not completely unattainable.
ReplyDeleteI love the Spring, but I LOATHE the allergies that come along with it.
ReplyDeleteOh Meleah, I'm so sorry! I hope you start feeling better soon.
ReplyDeleteYou do realize, of course, that I will have to start counting the points now. So no more "you deserve some points" bs, from now on it'll be all "you deserve 42 points for that hilarious and insightful comment that made my existence that much more bearable."
ReplyDeleteMeh - nothing some Allegra can't cure!
ReplyDeleteOk, here's a single point for being a smartarse...
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly, only 499 points to go. You better start being more generous, though, or I'll be pestering you forever.
ReplyDeleteOr a little vodka. ;)
ReplyDeleteHELLZ YES.
ReplyDeleteYou better watch it, or the cost of the circus tent will rise.
ReplyDelete*snappy salute* Yes, Sir!
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