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Glimmer #35 April Snowstorm Pros and Cons
There truly are some good parts
Oh, dear, Mama Nature. What have you been drinking?
Here we are on April 4th, watching the snow and ice pile up on the branches. The wind is roaring and trees and limbs are down all over town.
All of this after our pathetic excuse for a winter. Sure, we wanted a nice snowstorm in December. But Christmas was warm and green. Spring has come on very early, with my tulips and daffodils opening a full month earlier than they did 30 years ago. The bears are up and about, the baby foxes have arrived and we’ve already put away the shovels.
Despite all that, we’re getting slammed by snow and ice.
The downsides are rather obvious. Broken rhododendrons, local power outages, closed roads, and car accidents. Bah humbug.
But Nonni and Papa see a couple of upsides as well.
Most days one of us gets up early to greet our grandson Max as he arrives at our house before his parents head to work. One of us entertains him for an hour or so and drives him to preschool in town. We pick him up a couple of hours later and spend the afternoon with him.
This is a very joyful experience.
