Crazy Weather
Yesterday we had a glorious sunny day. I went for a walk by the seaside and I could breathe in the intoxicating smell of the sea water as my lips literally tasted the salt. Some rough waves were making for beautiful scenery, with some of them crashing right onto the Sliema promenade. It made me very happy. While winter has just started here in the northern hemisphere, summer is just beginning south of the equator, and it reminded me of the Decembers of my childhood. I have no desire for snow and cold when I have memories such as celebrating the new year at the beach. So I felt transported, and happy that I might relive the experience right here in Malta. Normally it is colder here this time of year, I am told, but Europe is having its warmest winter in 100 years.
But just as I sit down to write this… we woke up to a gray and rainy day. It is supposed to rain all day today and again tomorrow. Out of nowhere, about an hour ago there was a hail storm! I can still see the little balls of ice outside. Then the sun came out for a little while, and now it is raining again.
Sigh, if we could only go back to yesterday’s weather…
