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Every year it happens faster than we think it will, and in what seems like a day or two the cold, rainy running is replaced with ice and its weird, unpredictable footing.
My forgetfulness of how much I love running in snow is almost as comical as the act itself, especially when scurrying up a hill on a few inches of it is just like the cartoon image in your mind.
By now, fall has come and gone. Six inches of snow did away with it. But who cares if every now and again we can use video to relive it. Now... on with the shoveling!
In our area the seasons change rapidly. One week it’s 60 degrees, and then a four-week crash starts and it’s freezing again. The temperature changes faster than the daylight situation.
The rapid cooling is welcome. Some might think six months of ice is a long time, but it’s not when you think long-term. I’ll only see about 40 more of these cycles if I’m lucky, so the rapid transition reminds me of slowly approaching life changes, and it demands gratefulness.