Winter Whine Shut Down

Well!!... what can I say???!!!  The weather here in Hutchinson Kansas has been so mild and tolerable, that it makes all my earlier whinning seem moot.  It has thus far been a delightfully mild Winter... very little precipitation, calm breezy days vs blustery bitter winds, and mostly sunny skies... and who can complain about temps ranging between 47 - 60 for January??!!

If Winter continues to be this mild, I can totally bare through til spring with an actual smile on my face!  I must say though... and I know this is such a contradiction to all my Winter whinning in general... but... I am disappointed that we haven't had a BIG snow fall that creates the magical "Snow Day!!"  I am going East next week to visit with my girls and grandbabies... so I'm hoping the temps stay mild til I get back and I don't miss "The Snow Fall" if it happens while I'm away.

Today feels, smells, sounds, and looks like the beginning of Spring... with birds chirping, wind chimes tinkling, trees slightly swaying, and the freshness that hangs in the air.  Everything is still Winter brown and dead... but you can see the 'hope' of things getting ready to bud and sprout.. the fresh smell in the air makes you scan the landscape ever so acutely looking for that first hint of budding Spring... and then... even when your eye doesn't see the first signs of Spring budding... your nose tells you it's just around the corner and Winter is almost over.

Anything can, and usually does happen in the short sweet month of February... so don't get too comfortable thinking you have sailed through the worst of Winter unscathed.  February is famous for teasing you in with mild weather, and then bringing in a huge Winter storm!!... and it is usually when you are really really ready for Spring, and are in the midst of bringing out all your Spring attire and putting the Winter attire away... WHHAMM... 10" of snow... and hopefully the only thing that keeps the mood from being spoiled is the magical "Snow Day!!"

I have been dreading this Winter since Oct 31st when our final HOT days were over.  Fall was also reasonably mild here in Hutchinson Kansas, but... not very pretty since we had had such a HOT Summer and there were barely any leaves left on the trees to turn colorful.  So I really expected to hunker in an endure Winter's blast... but... I'm honestly surprised at how mild and nice it has been.  I hope I take all this mild Winter weather with me back East and it isn't frigid and artic during my visit.  I will be carting babies in and out, so hopefully the weather will be nice... at least hoping for dry anyway.

Only 4 more weeks til March, and only 8 more weeks til it's offically Spring!!!  That doesn't seem to long to wait for short sleeves and flip flops!  Blessedly I haven't had to wear a heavy Winter coat much this Winter... mostly scarves and sweaters have sufficed.  You have plenty of time to finish that stack (or even just that one) book(s) and/or Winter project(s) you have going or want to start... so... enjoy the nice days when you can step outdoors and let some sunshine kiss your face, and stay hunkered in, warm and safe, on those days of Winters worst.  I can smell Spring in the air... it's coming!!!