Dear Mother Nature,
Some of us are a little disturbed. It’s July 30th today and we are wondering…can you send a little warmth our way? Just heat up the summer a bit more? Pretty please?
Our beaches are empty. The picnic tables look lonely. The temperature so often stays in the 60′s and barely ventures into the low 70′s. We’re dreaming of some hot weather. Just a few days. Before the summer ends.
Second Sand beach--empty.
Can we strike a deal? How about five days with temperatures above 80 degrees? (That is, if you can’t spare any more.) Did you see how we so nicely handled those fifteen below zero days? We didn’t even sulk, or complain (too much). Some of us even went outside! Don’t we need something to balance out our long cold winters? Some heat waves? Some days when we let the fans whir the air around the muggy house? Can’t you take pity on us? Winter will be back soon. Give us some summer.
Deserted beach
The kids in the Upper Peninsula want to go swimming. The garden plants dream of heat and sun. The zucchini and the beans look oh-so-sad. You’ve been kindly sending rain. Today you blessed us with over a half an inch of rain. A couple years ago we begged you for rain so fervently. And now you’ve complied. But, could you turn up the heat? Even a 79 degree day would feel heavenly.
Clouds and lake...just before the rain started this afternoon
Someone around here started a fire this morning. At the end of July, for goodness sakes. Only a small fire in the woodstove with a couple pieces of firewood, but this is against all official rules and regulations of summer. This shouldn’t have to happen!
Here’s our dream: to wear a sleeveless shirt and shorts a half dozen times before the first frost. Please?
Lonely picnic table
OK, OK, Mama Nature, if you crank it up to 90 or 95 degrees, we MIGHT complain. We’ll try not to. We’ll think of February. But we might get a little fickle on you if we’re really sweating. But then again, maybe we’ll go to the beach. Maybe there will be fifty people there! Maybe little kids will be swimming and families will be grilling hotdogs and hamburgers and frisbees will be flying…
80 degrees. That’s all we want. For a few days, at least. What do you think?
Sincerely and with Love,
Some Upper Peninsula Friends
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July 30, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Gerry
And over here in the Amen Corner . . .
Miss Sadie, the Cowboy and I would dearly love a few summer days. They would seem so . . . luxurious.
On the other hand, as there is no one else on the beaches there is no one to complain if we venture there ourselves, and Miss Sadie does her spin dance and the Cowboy goes swimming. So it hasn’t been all bad.
July 31, 2009 at 11:54 am
centria
I like your “on the other hand” comment. We always need to look at both angles of this. The beach was absolutely beautiful yesteday in its emptiness. I’ll bet the doggies and Ms. Gerry do love the space! Spin & swim away, dear pooches…
July 31, 2009 at 7:38 am
flandrumhill
We are feeling the same way here. I think we need a few days of summer weather in a row to feel ourselves loosened by the grips of winter.
I was shopping for exterior trim paint yesterday and was told that sales of exterior paint are way down this year. By the time things dry out a little, it’s raining again.
Let’s hope your letter gets Mother Nature’s attention before her desk is covered with a pile of Autumn leaves.
July 31, 2009 at 11:57 am
centria
Yes, to feel “loosened by the grips of winter”. I love the way you (and Gerry, too) wrap your comments up. Lovin’ that image of Mama Nature with a desk full of autumn leaves… You know what it feels like today (temp around 70 as usual)? Kind of like that lovely sunny warm autumn feeling you get in September when you’re overjoyed that it’s still warm. It kinda feels like that today. By the way, I was thinking on the way home from work that it was probably inconsiderate not to put the temperature into celcius for non-USA readers. (It was probably laziness that prevented looking it up…)
July 31, 2009 at 8:33 am
Gerry
The image of Mama Nature trying to tend to business at a desk covered with piles of autumn leaves delights me. Besides, I can relate.
July 31, 2009 at 11:29 am
Susan
Please don’t hurt me. I am loving the weather this summer. Please don’t hurt me.
July 31, 2009 at 11:59 am
centria
Dear Susan, you WOULD be the lone voice lovin’ this weather! But I would never ever hurt you for it. Maybe raise my eyebrows in disbelief, but that would be it.
July 31, 2009 at 4:25 pm
sahlah
Careful what you wish for… we just had 5 days of 90 plus with three over 100. It was horrible. Day is lovely though.
July 31, 2009 at 5:32 pm
centria
Oh dear, Dawn. You must write a letter to Mother Nature. “please, Mother Nature, can we have a few days in the lower 70′s…?” See what she says! (GUESS WHAT! It’s 78 at our house this afternoon!!! I think Mama Nature got the letter!!)
August 1, 2009 at 6:58 am
Jessica
That is so cute. I hope Gaia helps you out.
August 1, 2009 at 7:56 pm
centria
Jessica, I THOUGHT she was going to help us out. Right after sending the letter (um, I mean writing the letter here, ha ha) the next day it was 78 and beautiful. Today it’s back to 68 and windy. Alas. Perhaps other people have been writing Gaia letters like, “Thank you for the cool days this summer. Please keep it up.” So our letter got vetoed. Alas.
August 1, 2009 at 8:50 am
Cindy Lou
Dear Momma Earth,
Can I add my name to this letter? I solemnly swear to not complain (much) this winter if we could please, oh please get a little bit of summer. Thank you for all you bless us with…..love you!
August 1, 2009 at 7:56 pm
centria
Cindy, she’s going to listen to us, she’s going to listen to us, she’s going to listen to us…
July 30, 2011 at 7:15 am
Elisa's Spot
hahahaha too funny!