The Civil War That Never Ends

Tennessee is a border state in an ongoing Civil War of Winter. The unstable weather gave us a 70+ degree Fahrenheit weather day today. Of course the windows are open for airing, and we went for a glorious wind-blown walk in the park this morning, attacked by wild buffalo herds of galloping leaves in  swirling abandon across open meadow and zoo parking lot. It'll be freezing again after the front passes and the winds shift to the north. It is a north (cold, and usually dry, but wet this year) versus south (warm and usually humid) battle every day of winter that turns our meteorologists prematurely gray. Will the moisture hold into the freezing temperatures, resulting in ice storms, closed schools, and mayhem, or will the cold, dry air mean crisp, sunny school days, and children glad to be inside out of the wind? Will the cold hold, or will it relinquish territory to the warm again? And again? And again?

This saying has been true in Tennessee for many years: "If you don't like the weather, wait a few days. It will change." Mom remembers blizzards and shirt-sleeve days for Christmas during her childhood in the 1950s. This is not recent. It's a war with no truces, but few victims. We have four seasons, and sometimes all within a week or two! I hope you enjoy the weather your dwelling-place offers. If not, consider Tennessee- you may not like the weather on a given day, but in a day or two it will change.