Noticeable Differences
2009-Mar-23, Monday 02:47 pmIt has been so beautiful out these past couple of days. My allergies really don’t react to Spring well, but I’ve been managing. I’ve said before that I’ve traded the rain of Louisiana for the winds of Arkansas....it seems the statement just keeps getting more and more real. To be sure, it does rain here in Arkansas...but not like it does in Louisiana. There, everything’s water, and here everything’s air. The rain here comes and goes, a passing day-long drizzle that you barely notice if you don’t happen to step outside. In Louisiana, the sky raged, pounding down upon roof tops, echoing in thunder and startling flashes of lightning. There was no escaping the rain in Louisiana, but here...it’s barely noticeable for me as rain. The locals talk about it like it’s significant, but for me...it’s a simple trifle in comparison.
Another thing about the wind? It makes it difficult to swing. I’ve been swinging every day now - first starting with 15 minutes at a time, then increasing to 20 minutes (today and yesterday). The wind makes walking much more difficult, threatening to blow you down easily, and though I’d hoped leaving the ground on a swing might change that, it has not. The wind both pulls you forward when you wish to swing back and thrusts itself against you when you wish to swing forward. Aside from the normal aches in my legs and lower back, my hands are also very soar, not only the muscles but the skin. I suppose gripping nylon rope for 20 minutes is simply something I’m unused to -..- But I fully intend to keep at it in hopes that the aches will eventually fade as I become more used to it :)
The beauty of Spring is truly noticeable. I wish I had my camera, but Mom absconded it for her trip...though I don’t know why you’d want a camera at a funeral >..> But, there are tiny purple flowers all about that I absolutely love, not to mention the cherry tree is in full bloom! I’ve decided to use my deviantArt page again for the pictures that are really nice, and I’ve got 4 new ones up there so far. I have the picture of the Crocus flower, two shots of the blossoms on the cherry tree (1 & 2) aaaand the one that Mom took of me on the swing...with my vary appropriate shirt :3 I only wish I still had my camera, because there are tons more blossoms on the cherry tree and more flowers still!
Mom and Aunt Carolyn were supposed to return yesterday (to my knowledge) and they did not...in fact, I haven’t heard from them since Friday night. Dad has called every day, though, and according to him, Aunt Carolyn’s passenger window was busted at some point....soooo, perhaps they are staying a day later in order to replace it and all. She did call me this afternoon to tell me that they were on their way and would probably be getting back sometime later tonight....
Oh! Also, thanks to my friend Alicia, I am now caught up on the Harry Potter series. She loaned me all of the movies yesterday, and I’ve watched them all. And while I find this world/story interesting, it’s not something I would obsess over. Oddly enough, Harry isn’t a character that I love....in fact, I favour Hermione or the Weasley Twins more. (and not just because the Weasley’s last name, and my last name are so similar it almost scares me...seriously, there’s only one letter different o..o). And, while I think the books may be something worth reading...I really don’t feel like spending money on them any time soon. So, until priorities changes, I shall simply go off movies.
Ah well. I haven’t eaten lunch today, so I should probably be about that. Later, Sunshine :)
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