Sunday on Lopez
This Sunday on Lopez starts with spots of sun
No surprise
The San Juan Islands seldom have snow
Our rain
fall is about half of Seattle’s
A cold winter night is under 40
Power failures are few and far between
This Sunday’s a little different
By noon the wind is blowing the snowflakes right at the front of the house.
The waves are marching across the bay onto the beach below.
But the heat is on in the Lazy Boy
Coffee’s on
Brandy’s poured
The Sunday paper just beat the storm
God I love this little island
The wind and snow stops at dawn next day
Then the power goes out go figure
At nine I
light the wood stove
At eleven the house is warm and the sun is out
At noon the
lights came on….figure
Though the roads are closed, I still love this little island
but it’s better with electric heat
Morning the next day was 18F
Sun out all day warming to 22
Evening sky fill with stars
Closing the blinds to warm the house
Trip to the store two miles a way, exciting
Tomorrow 16 and heavy PM snow
Are we having fun yet?
Next day TV weather guys wrong
The snow’s just in patches
Fir branches cover the deck
Deer nuzzling the grass sticking up
Firewood needs restacking
Ditch bound cars waiting rescue
Things normal …. Booooring