Journaling the Weather

Today’s been just an incredible day around here.  The blizzard is gone.  The sun and frost are here.

Here’s a page from my {She} journal in the shop.  It says:

09.Feb.2011  After days of blizzardy-weather, I went charging outside this morning.  It’s 10* F in town right now, so I managed to walk around the house until my nose was numb and bright red.  These days are my favorites in winter.  They always have been.  I used to eagerly wait for the sun to rise so I could see if the willows behind my childhood house had frost.  Today, everything did.  It still does!  This is the February that I know and love.

For those of you who have asked about shoveling ourselves out of the house, we’re not using the front door for obvious reasons:

Just for a fun little comparison, here’s what it looks like sans snow.

Martin shovels around the back door on a regular basis so we can get in and out.  I love that about him!  Snow drifts love to snuggle up against the house.

I am a bit heavier footed than some of the other morning explorers.  (I would guess these are coyote tracks that I just crossed.)

With a FROZEN nose, I was forced to turn back to the house far sooner than I wished.

But gosh it feels good to be outside and walking again.

So there you have it!  I joke that the whole purpose behind Gadanke journals is to get away from journaling about the weather – my stereotype of boring journaling that can happen instead of capturing life and who we are.  But weather can also carry memories and emotions with it.  I’m trying to write conscious entries.

How’s the weather where you are?  Are you embracing it?  Maybe today’s a good day to try to journal about the weather… in a different way.