Perpetual Ruminations

Blustery

That one word describes today quite well. It's a term I remember from my childhood: "You'll want to dress warm if you go outside, it's a blustery day."

We went from mellow and warm (for northern Minnesota) to cold, windy, and gray; a dreary, blustery day. The forecast is for snow, and we are under a winter weather advisory; however, we have only received a light dusting of snow. Hopefully, we don't get any more because it's icy everywhere from the thawing temperatures of the last two days. With the winds gusting up to fifty mph, the drifting snow would make driving (and walking) very dangerous.

I'm just staying inside, except for the occasional potty break for the dogs. My wife, however, had to drive to work, six miles in the country and another mile through town. The conditions out in the country are pretty good, but in town, the intersections were very icy yesterday. The last thing she needs is a lot of drifting and low visibility when she drives home tonight.

I'm thinking it's a great day to do some reading, and maybe later, I'll get back in here to see what's going on.