Winter's return

Let's make some tracks
London, ON
November 2020
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Winter returned with a vengeance last night, but I won't be joining the social media chorus of outrage.

My feed now screams with bitter complaints about the unfairness of the weather. The outrage, too. Because weren't we all just wearing shorts and sandals?

We were. But none of it matters on a night when immense winds sweep across a Great Lake and target our little burg with intensely stormy conditions. Complaining changes nothing.

Besides, the dog loves it. And seeing her wiggle uncontrollably as she bounces into the white stuff is one of those unwritten joys of dog ownership.

I also got to explore the snowy streets with our daughter as we tried out our winter gear. Back home, we filled mugs and listened to the howling winds.

We're lucky. Because too many among us don't have a place to go when the winds change. Home could be a bus shelter or alleyway. Winter gear is whatever can be scrounged from the streets.

It feels wrong to complain when we have so little to complain about. Others always have it worse.

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