As they say, be careful what you wish for. Last week I pined for a change from the dreary monotony after two weeks of air stagnation. Finally, the weather got interesting. As in the Chinese curse: "May your life be interesting."
This week, we've had plenty of air movement. And snow movement. And the kind of sideways automobile movement that results in what the Idaho State Patrol calls a "slide off." Judging from the lines at the local tire centers, locals have a renewed interest in improved traction.
The key to enjoying all this movement is to go out into the forest after a pounding like the one we received today. Everything is quiet and the trees are just beautiful with the fresh snow weighing down their branches and leaders. When we first moved here, someone gave us a great piece of advice for dealing with the regular inclement weather: Just go out there and get into it. If you mope inside and stare at it through the window, you'll never understand how important the weather is to making this area the amazing place that it is. |
