Sunday, January 29, 2012

Overcast

Today I end my series from Wisconsin.  We'll be back again in summer for some island fun on Lake Michigan as we explore some of the Upper Pennisula's little gems that require a boat to cross the great waters of Michigan.   During the winter, I love how the trees will dot the landscape with their bare branches against the cloudy skies.  One of the reasons I moved from Wisconsin to Arizona was, in part, due to the abundance of clouds during this time of year.  However, when I visit, I love it all because I know I'll be going home within days to sunny skies.  The winters in Wisconsin are long and hard sometimes, but that's not what bothers me.  I don't mind the cold, but I did need the sun.  A person can go weeks without a ray of light. For me it caused severe depression and I knew that I had to leave at an early age for my own sanity, but I had to get through college first.  That was the agreement I made with myself. My degree would also be my gift and "okay" to start a new chapter in Arizona. Everyday since has been like early retirement:)  I love Wisconsin...I really do.  But on our last days, I smiled at the thought of 70 degree temps, my garden, my birds, our cats and my shorts! 
And at the same time, it's bittersweet because I'm saying goodbye to family and friends who I love dearly.  So as I depart from this cold and cloudy winter series, I leave you with this last shot. I think it captures the love/hate people have for this brutal weather. Beautiful landscape with whipping cold temps! But as Dorothy stated a long time ago, "There's no place like home." It's good to be back home in Tucson:)



15 comments:

  1. my Sis in Wis still suffers from that SADD. i keep telling her to invest in a light box and park herself next to it in the evenings. she is happiest when she can be outside, even in below freezing temps, soaking in the sun 'like a snake on a rock.' :)

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    1. That's a nasty thing that affects A LOT of people! I think it hit me while I was in college that I couldn't live in a place like Washington or WIsconsin where it would be cloudy almost everyday in winter. And gardening was a must!

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  2. Overcast, whipping cold winds - You could come over here and get that!!

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  3. When you said you don't mind the cold but need the sun it could have been me speaking, that is exactly how I feel! We have so many dreary days here and this Winter we seem to have had more than our fair share, it can be very depressing :-(

    The photos look just like the scene here at the moment! Your 70 degrees back home sounds very enticing!

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    1. My first day back I took a hike in nice warm weather...it was wonderful! I think those pics are tomorrow and I can't wait to show them:)

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  4. Interesting information about Wisconsin. Living in the Uk we can't appreciate sometimes how big the US is, with all the variations in weather that involves from north to south and east to west. Me I think I was born in the wrong hemisphere as I don't like cold, wind or grey but love the sun and warmth. Or maybe just an age thing as the blood thins?

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    1. I think the blood thinning is about right:) The more I live here; the more I become a wimp visiting back home:)

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  5. The trees look cold, and I'm quite sure you would prefer the warmth of Tuscon. Lovely pictures to remember your visit by.

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  6. I completely relate! My body doesn't do well without its daily dose of sun. My class doesn't have any windows and all the artificial light makes me crazy by the end of the day. The trees are beautiful, though. It's a treat to have access to both areas to help maintain a sense of balance.

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  7. Wracaj do domu jak się tam najlepiej czujesz. Tam gdzie jesteś jest zimno brrr. Pozdrawiam. *** Go home and feel there best. Wherever you are it's cold brrr. Yours.

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  8. Agree, cold like that is interesting for a time but only because we know we are leaving soon.

    Even in the intense summer heat here I can go out early or late and be quite comfortable. You simply can't do that in a Wisconsin winter.

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  9. Bilocating would be a solution but how to???

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    1. Tricky tricky:) How is everything going in your world?:)

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  10. I have really enjoyed your posts, and I have to say that I agree with you about visiting. It's always good to be back home.

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    1. Thanks Tracy! I'm glad I can follow your blog again. I don't know what happened, but as I was cleaning out my old blogs I discovered that you had moved and not stopped writing:) And I was able to fix it:) Glad I did.

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