Monday, March 2, 2026

Winter Still-here-ness

The snow that is now falling would be grand…

If I hadn’t just spent my weekend puttering and pruning in the garden beds,

If we didn’t have 200 more ACCESS Speaking tests to administer this week,

If this were late November, or January,

But I did, we do, and it isn’t.


The grayish-white vista now forming outside would be cozy and comforting…

If I hadn’t just taken my red and cobalt blue planting pots out of storage yesterday,

If we didn’t have a new unit to begin in ELA 8 this week,

If this were December, or even February,

But I did, we do, and it isn’t.


The wildlife of the back yard would be skittering about…

If I hadn’t seen the teeth and chin bone of a deceased rabbit, or squirrel, beside the driveway yesterday,

If we didn’t have a huge nocturnal opossum hiding out in our crawl space killing all the mice,

If this were a month from now, or even two,

But I did, we do, and it isn’t.


I guess I’ll just go take a nap.


3 comments:

  1. It seems like a perfect afternoon for a nap.

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  2. I felt like you until I got out in it to walk Lucy; then it was very pretty.

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    1. I’m finding the foggy morning trips to school this week to be a different kind of beauty.

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