Perpetual Ruminations

Wednesday

It's almost time for me to retire to my warm and snuggly bed, again. I't only eight-thirty my time, but when you get up at three in the morning, eight is getting -- late.

It's been cold, not just here, but all around us, too. It's January and February cold, not November and December weather at all.

How cold is cold, well for us here, it's been single digits above zero during the day, if were lucky. Often it's been closer to zero. At night, it's been dropping to ten below zero on the good nights, and closer to twenty below on the colder ones.

Being South Dakota, there's always the wind to contend with, and that's been blowing hard, often around twenty miles per hour, dropping wind chill temperatures around twenty to thirty below zero.

It takes a lot out of a person, working in the cold. Not just physically, but mentally and emotionally, too. And of course, the wind also dries the skin out even more than the normal dry winter air. It's left me feeling wore out most days and ready for spring.

But, spring is a long way off yet, so I need to find my motivation and get things going. we are fastly approaching Christmas, and I need to get my holiday cheer going, too.

For now, however, it's time for me to settle in for a long winter's nap. Alright, about six hours of sleep tonight, so a short winter's nap. Maybe that's the problem, too; just not enough sleep during the week.