Ill wind

Hardly a day goes by any more that I don't check that awesome wind map that made the rounds a while back. Today I saw that the winds were straight out of the north and I knew what we were in for; the grey skies and spatters of drizzle were just a bonus, a grim reminder of all the awfulness we missed out on this year. It's great weather for getting sick. The return of cool weather seems to have caught us in a transition between early spring and late spring blooms. Tulips are still up, but irises are still weeks from putting out buds. I did see a chestnut in the bud this week, but everything that is out has already peaked for the most part.

I thought I would come back to work refreshed from my mid-week break, but the truth is I struggled to make it through the past couple of days. I haven't even managed to finish cleaning up the mess the construction workers left of my workspace and move in completely. Maybe I'll feel differently next week? What with the exhausting weekend I have planned, it sure ain't the way to bet.