Friday 25 July 2008

Cold, cold winter.......................

- You would think………..
that someone like me, who has lived (for the biggest part of her life) in a cold country (Holland) and where the summer always only seems to exist for a couple of precious weeks in a year.
You would think that I would get used to a winter?

- You would think………..
that if you move over to a country where it is warm for 8 months of the year in, in stead of the other way around, that you would start appreciating the cold?

- You would think …………….
that experiencing a winter, in which the day temperature never reaches below 13 degrees, although the night can be around freezing point, is a lovely winter everyone would wish for?

Well, let me surprise you………………

- I can’t wait ………….
for the precious warmth of around 28 degrees with a nice sun that shines all day!

- I can’t wait …………
for the pool to reach 30 degrees again and have a daily very relaxing swim in water that feels like a soft blue- ish creme!

- I can’t wait …………
for a pleasant beach walk on bare feet, smelling the sea and enjoy the doggies on doggie beach at Hillary’s!

- I can’t wait ………….
dragging my canoe into the river, while water of about 24 degrees is surrounding my legs and birdies are playing around and skeets screaming as if it is the last day of their life.

No ………………I will never get used to the winter again………
Let’s hope September will soon bring the first nice warmth of spring………….I can’t wait!

1 comment:

Nicole, Ewald en Timo in Australie said...

Yes Ellen, I know what you mean. I experience similar feelings. Recovering from a flu and having the heating on all day, makes me look forward to my short trouser for a 8 months period. I can't waittttttttttttttt,. Ewald (NSW)