February Hits Like A Bomb by Sarah J. McNeal

 

 

Now real winter begins in the month of February. While it’s just chilly with gray skies and drizzle here in North Carolina, many of you have been hit with a major winter storm in the north mid-west all the way up into New England and the Eastern seaboard. I understand from the news that some of you may get 2 foot of snow and more, plus it’s supposed to keep snowing for several days. Where I live the greatest impediment to happiness is freezing rain. The roads get slick and it’s hard to tell where the ice is, and then there’s the icing up that happens on trees and power lines that will surely lead to the loss of power for some. Nothing like losing your power when we need it most in the bitter cold of winter. Then, of course, there is the dread of what to do in a pandemic when the power goes out because we’re all isolating at home and crowded places where we once could seek shelter are now dangerous places to be.

 

I feel so sorry for the homeless people who are growing in numbers due to the economic downturn in the pandemic—like things weren’t bad enough already. Can you imagine trying to keep warm in a tent or just a blanket? Here in Charlotte, the CMPD is taking metal barrels and wood to a group of homeless people so they can have the warm of a fire and people are coming together to bring them warm meals and proper clothes and blankets. It has to be miserable for these homeless people and their families. I am grateful for everything thing I have even though I don’t live in a big house or have lots of money.

 

Snow in my neighborhood a few years back

How are all of you holding up? Do you still have power? Do you have fun things to do out in the snow or are you huddling by the fire with a book or Netflix? Did you make some snow cream, or are you working on seedlings for spring planting?