Only Mother Nature Truly Knows
The weather in Washington during this past month has been wonderful. Most of the days have been in the mid-50s or low-60s with only 2 low temperature days (38 & 24). Today was the first day of my holiday break. I arose to a beautiful sky and 59 degrees ... grabbing the paper I headed off for a nice walk along the Potomac and looked forward to a relaxing read while I watch the rest of my neighbors slogging off-to-work.
As the morning went on I began to notice the clouds rolling in from the west and then I felt a little drizzle. I thought I'd head off to Bistro Francais at the top of the hill for coffee/croissant and to finish my reading. While I sat there I noticed the sky darkening and the showers begin. The showers were like the rains in Florida ... hard for 3-5 minutes and then everything stopped, the clouds moved quickly across the sky as the winds continued to increase.
In between showers I made my way down M Street stopping in Pottery Barn for a few last minute small gifts to hang as surprises on my neighbors doors late Christmas Eve (you know even adults like to be surprised by a secret Santa). While there people came in off the street soaking wet. Looking outside, I decided perhaps the neighbors on the 7th floor also needed to be surprised also by the secret Santa.
The clouds finally blew over, the rain stopped for the moment ... I took that opportunity to make my way further down M Street stopping into Saphora when the next major gust of wind and rain arrived. I sprayed, sniffed and creamed for the next 20 minutes or so until another break in the clouds ... taking advantage of this moment I dashed across the street and into Barnes and Noble where I spent an hour or so browsing and reading and chatting up the staff. Oh yes, and also spending a little more money on nice little gifts. So far this first day of holiday break is costing my a lot of money.
I finally made it home clear of the rain but just in time for a torrential downpour that lasted over an hour. The wind gusts were up to 45 mph. The great old trees outside my window were doing their best to adjust to the ever changing direction of the winds. Now I'm sitting here and the temperature is 29. It's been quite a day and only Mother Nature truly knows what she has in store for us tomorrow.
As the morning went on I began to notice the clouds rolling in from the west and then I felt a little drizzle. I thought I'd head off to Bistro Francais at the top of the hill for coffee/croissant and to finish my reading. While I sat there I noticed the sky darkening and the showers begin. The showers were like the rains in Florida ... hard for 3-5 minutes and then everything stopped, the clouds moved quickly across the sky as the winds continued to increase.
In between showers I made my way down M Street stopping in Pottery Barn for a few last minute small gifts to hang as surprises on my neighbors doors late Christmas Eve (you know even adults like to be surprised by a secret Santa). While there people came in off the street soaking wet. Looking outside, I decided perhaps the neighbors on the 7th floor also needed to be surprised also by the secret Santa.
The clouds finally blew over, the rain stopped for the moment ... I took that opportunity to make my way further down M Street stopping into Saphora when the next major gust of wind and rain arrived. I sprayed, sniffed and creamed for the next 20 minutes or so until another break in the clouds ... taking advantage of this moment I dashed across the street and into Barnes and Noble where I spent an hour or so browsing and reading and chatting up the staff. Oh yes, and also spending a little more money on nice little gifts. So far this first day of holiday break is costing my a lot of money.
I finally made it home clear of the rain but just in time for a torrential downpour that lasted over an hour. The wind gusts were up to 45 mph. The great old trees outside my window were doing their best to adjust to the ever changing direction of the winds. Now I'm sitting here and the temperature is 29. It's been quite a day and only Mother Nature truly knows what she has in store for us tomorrow.
posted by JPT at 11:28 PM
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