Mother nature is currently throwing the kitchen sink at me, trying to get me to relent and take the bus. The local paper noted that during the first eleven days of the new year, we had eight days of rain. This week has been generally rainy, with terrible conditions yesterday (constant rain and temperatures in the 30s). Today, the jet stream brought us temperatures in the 60s (!) and even a few glimpses of the fiery red orb in the sky I’ve seen in books. We won’t get off that easily, however, as meteorologists predict warm weather, with loads of rain and my personal favorite, high winds. This storm front will then bring us some colder, albeit calmer, weather for the weekend. I’ll take temperatures in the low 20s if it means the sun will come out.

Posted on 12 January 2005