You know, I lived in Ohio my entire life until 2008 when I moved to Kansas. When I moved here, I would often hear people say "only in Kansas can you have 4 seasons in one day"... I was puzzled, because honestly, I firmly believe that statement is most true in Ohio!!! We always said that when I was growing up, and your story here just confirms that Ohio is THE first state with four seasons in 24 hours. :-)
That sounds like Kansas! I'm so sick of dull gray skies and cold damp weather...we need SUN! We had freezing drizzle and snow predicted earlier this week but the snow melted as soon as it hit the ground and it didn't last. Yesterday we came so close to seeing the sun that I found myself excited and happy...then it got dark again. Enough is enough already...give us some sun please! It's to get better every day for the next few days with partly sunny to sunny days ahead. I can't wait! I hope your weather has improved since this post...it's been a tough winter for a lot of us.Have a wonderful day! Maura :)
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Rain on and off for 6 days now. Weird for us this time of year but I love it as I know it will be hot soon.
ReplyDeleteRain for a week...gorgeous day yesterday with poofy white clouds and brilliant blue skies...rain today. Grrrrr.....
ReplyDeleteYou know, I lived in Ohio my entire life until 2008 when I moved to Kansas. When I moved here, I would often hear people say "only in Kansas can you have 4 seasons in one day"... I was puzzled, because honestly, I firmly believe that statement is most true in Ohio!!! We always said that when I was growing up, and your story here just confirms that Ohio is THE first state with four seasons in 24 hours. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like Kansas! I'm so sick of dull gray skies and cold damp weather...we need SUN! We had freezing drizzle and snow predicted earlier this week but the snow melted as soon as it hit the ground and it didn't last. Yesterday we came so close to seeing the sun that I found myself excited and happy...then it got dark again. Enough is enough already...give us some sun please! It's to get better every day for the next few days with partly sunny to sunny days ahead. I can't wait! I hope your weather has improved since this post...it's been a tough winter for a lot of us.Have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteMaura :)