I've made it to March

[Tobin S.]

without crashing my truck or hurting myself while unloading it in the snow and ice. I'm not totally out of the woods yet, but I'm starting to feel some hope. March 1st is like Trucker's Independence Day to me. Warm weather will be here soon and my job will become tolerable again. I do my trucking in southern Ohio, clear across the state along and under I-70. And while there are better places to truck in the winter, I'm certainly thankful that I don't do all of my trucking in places like Minnesota. I think Trucker's Independence Day occurs July 1st up that way. :D

It actually hasn't been too bad this winter and I really shouldn't complain. I think we've had about 12 days when it snowed enough to make the roads hazardous and we've only had two brutal cold snaps. No ice storms so far and I am very thankful for that. Those are the worst.

One of my favorite times of the year is mid-spring when nature is really starting to get green and leafy, signifying the banishment of winter for a while. It seems that all is right in the world at that time and that anything is possible. The seasons really affect my state of mind, and I love them and the way they make me feel except for Old Man Winter. I could do with out him.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear Tobin!

But you know, without winter, you wouldn't have anything horrifying to compare the wonderful other seasons to!

Oh, and it's March where you are......

NOT here yet.

We have another approx. 85 minutes to go, damn it!

Glad you're making it!

:hug:

[Tobin S.]

2. Yes, I guess that is the one bright spot about winter

it makes you really appreciate the other seasons. :)

Winter is the longest season. I don't care what the calender and the weather man say- winter lasts longer than the other seasons.

I've been out to southern Calofornia many times, but I never really took the time to look around and notice the change of the seasons out that way. Or the change of the season anyway. You guys just have two seasons, really. Hot and not-so-hot. :) Do trees lose there leaves there in the fall and then come back again in the spring?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. We do have two seasons, but we call them wet and dry!

Some trees do drop their leaves in the fall, and regrow them in the spring, just like back east...

And some trees drop their leaves all year long! They're messy...

And some never drop (or almost never).

Palm trees lose their fronds slowly...Pine trees drop their needles slowly all the time, I think!

There's a huge variety...

:hi: