Let's Talk About The Weather

As I mentioned in my earlier post, Maine has some weird weather. When Spring comes, it is always a mystery to the Maine people. One day there will be snow, then BAM! The Sun will show its lovely face and grace us with its presence, melting most of the snow that has taken up residence in our hearts, freezing our souls and tramping on our hopes and dreams. And as soon as it feels like Spring AT LAST!!!! BAM! It snows again. Like, a lot.

Typical after a Maine "Spring Storm"

There is a saying by Mark Twain that says: "If you don't like the weather in New England, wait a minute." This is true. IN FACT, last week there were a few days where for the first half of the day the Sun was shining, the Birds were chirping, the Black Flies were coming out to eat you . . . and then, ALL OF A SUDDEN . . . HAIL!!! Yeah, that's right. IN APRIL. HAIL. And this was not the little tiny pebble kind, oh no. This hail was like, ping pong ball sized. And the next day, it rained. And the day after. Then, SUN, BIRDS, FLIES . . . more rain.

Now today I happend upon an article of an Albino Moose. And it got me thinking, this poor Albino Moose must be absolutely ridiculed by his moosie friends. And all I could think of was the saying most of my African American friends say when I tease them is: "It's cause I'm BLACK isn't it?" But instead, this White Moose must be saying "It's cause I'm WHITE isn't it?" Cause most moose are . . . you know . . . brown . . . and stuff . . . *nervous laughter*

Albino Moose

One more thing that comes with the "warmer" weather are ticks. Yes, Blood Sucking Feinds that cling to your cats and dogs and pet moose, just waiting to give them (or better yet YOU) some god awful blood infection, like lyme disease. The nasty thing about these native to Maine blood suckers is that they (unlike Black Flies) will cling to you for as long as those little pincers will hold, draining the life force from your body. Not only do they have to power to hide ANYWHERE, but they have the power to make you feel like they are crawling over your body ALL THE TIME. In fact, their power is much like that of a spiders, who make you feel not only crawled upon, but watched. *shudder*

Now I happen to hate spiders more than the normal human being. This "irrational" fear is called Arachnophobia. I for one do NOT understand how this is an irrational fear. There is NOTHING cool or "neeto" about spiders other than their ability to trap your faces in invisible webs or attack you while in the shower. Which is stoopid BTW!!! Why make your homes in a place that is WATERY. Obviously they have learned NOTHING from the valuable lessing of Itsy Bitsy Spider.