The winds of weather change comeith!

November the 11^th dawned warm, overcast and a tad windy! All three elements would make even the most simple person perhaps a little bit uneasy, even if they didn’t know why. At 6Am it was 65 degrees outside and since it was November, I found that to be somewhat ‘agrunusual, (agreeable, but unusual at the same time).

Arising from my bed with a bound, a quick check on my computer disclosed the reason. My home, here in southwest Missouri, was in a good and strong flow of warm air arriving from the south! And actually, this was a situation that had been going on for a couple of days now as it had brought warm days and mild night as a result. However, as in any good weather novel, there was a despoiler waiting in the wings to mess with an otherwise angelic plot.

Enter stage left, a nasty old cold front that is seeking to restore the season post haste. This is Old Man Winter (in disguise of course, as it’s much too early for him to reveal his true self). Instead, he is taking on the appearance of plain Jane cold air that is; rushing, scuttling, sliding (take your pick) down my way just in time to spoil a planned walk in the woods. Alas, and coming with him is Ms. Showers, a lady who likes to cry all the time and soak everything with tears. Between the two of them they can make even the biggest nature lover run to cover. Ah well, its back to hunkering down next to a warm hearth for me.