When I dropped over White Pass last Sunday traveling on business, I was practically blinded by the sunshine on the eastern side of the state. It was lovely. Warm. Uplifting. The fallen leaves were actually dry and crunchy. I took a few hours off and visited with my family and jumped in lots of dry, crunchy leaves with my niece and nephew.
When I came back over to the west side of the state a couple of days ago, it literally was grey, windy, mixed snow/sleet/rain, and has been gloomy ever since.
So depressing.
*blech*
How am I supposed to walk in lovely autumn crunchy leaves when all it does over here is rain and mildew!
Anyone else suffering from the weather blues?
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
Hey! I don't even get crunchy leaves. I live in Florida, where winter is like fall everywhere else. I want snow! Posted by littlemissattitude (Member # 4514) on :
At least you found crunchy leaves. The trees here are just barely beginning to turn. The big tree across the street (that I'm looking at as I type this) has a few leaves that are yellow. Other than that, still green. We've finally got a cool day today, though, and the nights are getting colder, so it shouldn't be long until we have actual fall.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Aside from today, we've had 7 days of rain/clouds. I personally don't mind it that much unless I'm getting wet. But today you could smell the cool fall in the air and crunch on the leaves. It was great!
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
The rain today has been one of those mind-twisting events of heavy mist that soaks you as thoroughly as a shower, wisps of fog at odd moments and low-lying sullen clouds, interspersed with these gigantic drops of rain that would probably make lovely snowflakes.
Of course, now that it is evening, the moon is playing tag with the clouds that are now above the treeline, and the heavy mist has dried somewhat.
The leaves are muddy and stick to everything, tracking through the house. Not a rustle to be heard . . .
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Where are you from?
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Pacific Northwest.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Oooh. I've always wanted to visit there where it rains 9 months out of the year. I like rain a lot so it might suit me well.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
It's not nearly as humid as back east - so if you like sticky sheets in August, you won't like it out here. Too dry.
I liked Wyoming when I lived there. It was dry. It'd cloud up and dump a few feet of powdery snow, and then the sun'd shine and the sky would be a beautiful blue.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Oh I hate humidity. Hate it hate it hate it.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Well, then - for rain without the awful humidity, the PacNW is where it's at . . .
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
I definatley get those weather blues. I never thought about Winter Solstice until I moved here, now I truly look forward to it.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Where is here?
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
The Pacific NW. I live about an hour north of Shan, very close to Tacoma, about 25 miles south of Seattle.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
You know what might brighten up your dismal Autumn days? You could try canning, like, a ton of pears. Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :
<-- PacNW too, and I'm joyfully planning a vacation to get us somewhere sunny soon. The gray weather started sooner than I was ready. We spent the summer moving. And then Saturday, which was pretty nice, I had too many plans to do what I really should have: plant bulbs so we have some color in the spring. Hopefully it will be nice this Saturday so we can do it then.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
It's like that planet in that Stargate episode which is half dark and half light.
(Although, of course, the planet, instead of having a "sunset" or "sunrise" zone, has a sudden divide . Oh. And stuff still grows, apparantly without sunlight. Ever.)
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
Next time, we're going to Fresno in Oct/Nov. I t won't be so bloody hot then, and I'll be wanting the sunshine.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
I used to get the weather blues. Then I went off to college in Arizona. Now I just complain about the heat (it's still too hot here!)
The change in weather crossing the Cascades is pretty striking.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Tante! Canning pears is such a great idea! I think I'll try it!
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I want snow!![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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I like rain a lot so it might suit me well.
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. Oh. And stuff still grows, apparantly without sunlight. Ever.)
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