Where Did Spring Go?

We woke up to about two inches of very wet snow on the ground this morning. It's actually almost melted already. I was expecting rain, not snow, but unfortunately early spring snows are not that unusual around here. But still, I don't like them.

It still boggles my mind that three days ago we were talking tornadoes and now we're back to talking about snow. We're supposed to get more tomorrow.

Don't get me wrong, I would rather have a couple inches of snow on the ground for a day or two than to have tornadoes any day. I just don't like having cold weather when we're supposed to be getting warmer. I know the warmth will be back, but I'm inpatient, I want it back now. I want to not have to wear turtlenecks or heavy sweats or my winter coat, even though I do like my winter coat, I got a new one this year. It's the kind I had been wanting for awhile, but I feel aside from that, I should be getting it cleaned and put away until next winter, not still wearing it. I should also be wearing garden gloves, not winter gloves and short sleeve shirts instead of long sleeve ones with a sweatshirt on top. I also want to get out my bike and go riding on nice dry roads instead of ones muddy from melted snow. We live on a gravel road, so when it gets wet, it gets muddy with ruts the size of Texas from all the tractors and trucks that go up and down it.

You really need to be careful of the ruts, otherwise if you aren't you can get thrown for a loop when your wheel goes into one. One time I almost lost control of the van because I wasn't paying attention, was going a little too fast for conditions and hit a really big rut going down hill. If I had been a little bit tired before, I wasn't after because that got my blood flowing and the adrenaline rushing. After that, I made sure to be more careful the next time.

But even in spring and summer, gravel roads can be dangerous if you're not used to driving on them. Another time I was again going a little too fast around a bend, hit some loose gravel and almost ended up flipped in the ditch on the side of the road. I definitely learned to slow down after that, especially going around that one bend. And when it rains, they still get ruts the size of Texas. And talk about trying to keep your car clean; I gave up unless I'm going out of town and know that I'll be driving on paved roads for awhile, or wash it once after all the winter weather is done to get all of the brine solution off of it from the roads.

I'm sorry, I got off topic there, didn't I? But anyway you get the idea, I want spring back, or at least the nice weather that comes with it. I'm sure that others are with me on that. Think maybe if we have a protest in front of the local TV station that does our weather, it'll happen? Well, it's a thought any way.