Much colder weather definitely arrived last weekend and carried through most of the week. We also had some rain. The first in a long while.
We didn't have the best summer.
We had very inclement weather until well into May.
After that we went directly to extremely hot weather interspersed with very smokey skies from all the wildfires burning to the north of us.
Once that was over we went directly to very cold-ish temperatures and rain for a few days.
The current forecast is expected to be sunny for the rest of the week. I'm not sure what the temperatures are going to be but I'm already "missing"summer because winter won't be very far behind.
We Canadians do like to complain about our weather.
We had very inclement weather until well into May.
After that we went directly to extremely hot weather interspersed with very smokey skies from all the wildfires burning to the north of us.
Once that was over we went directly to very cold-ish temperatures and rain for a few days.
The current forecast is expected to be sunny for the rest of the week. I'm not sure what the temperatures are going to be but I'm already "missing"summer because winter won't be very far behind.
We Canadians do like to complain about our weather.
At times when I want to complain about things like the weather, I remind myself that other places have seen much worse and are dealing with real devastation.
There doesn't seem to be such a thing normal weather anymore.
What we used to count on for seasonal weather no longer exists.
A few years ago I heard a Canadian Climatologist say we should now learn to expect the unexpected in terms of the weather. So these days I never quite know what to expect and I take nothing for granted when it comes to the weather.
There doesn't seem to be such a thing normal weather anymore.
What we used to count on for seasonal weather no longer exists.
A few years ago I heard a Canadian Climatologist say we should now learn to expect the unexpected in terms of the weather. So these days I never quite know what to expect and I take nothing for granted when it comes to the weather.
I can only hope and pray for the best in the sense of peace and safety and protection of property and persons from destruction when the worst in weather arrives.
As we transition into Fall I am grateful for some things that the summer months brought.
There are many things to be grateful for, some smaller, some larger:
There are many things to be grateful for, some smaller, some larger:
- the ability to make progress on my long 'to do' list
- putting in a garden though the planting season was much later than usual
- getting my cataract surgery accomplished and not having any problems with it
- visits with long time far away friends and relatives
- most friends and relatives were fine and unaffected by wild fires and wild fires did not get close to my home (however one relative and his family members had to be evacuated)
- my friends in Kenya did not suffer personal violence during the recent elections (another election will be held next month because the country's Supreme Court invalidated the August election)
- all my friends in USA came through Hurricane Irma more or less intact and with minimal property damage.
Hurricanes, fires and recent terror attacks and threats in various countries have created a lot of fear and anxiety amongst people, including me.
My faith in God and thinking about the basic essentials in life which I need to be happy (my list: shelter, water, food, relationships, hope & love) are a huge help in keeping calm and carrying on though the storms of life (literal and figurative).
My faith in God and thinking about the basic essentials in life which I need to be happy (my list: shelter, water, food, relationships, hope & love) are a huge help in keeping calm and carrying on though the storms of life (literal and figurative).
Have a blessed weekend.
I pray peace to you and your families.
I pray peace to you and your families.
