What good is winter anyway?

What a glorious day for staying in the house. As I look out the window at the snow, it is enough to give most people the winter time blues. That is what the previous generation called winter time depression. What good is Winter anyway?

Now I would love to write a blog about driving a bus but I can just see I would get myself in over my head. Take for instance. One afternoon I was substituting on a bus route and after picking up high school and middle school I was walking through the bus giving instructions to the students when someone asked; "Were you in the military?" To which I promply replied, "No, but I have been in a few gunfights." Jaws dropped open all over the bus and I had to recant my remark before someone had a heart attack. Now were in the world did that come from? So you see someone with a twisted sense of humor like mine could wade into deep water very quickly by blogging about driving a school bus.

Let me make it perfectly clear driving a school bus is great. The students are where it gets dicy.

Back to the winter time blues.

First thing this morning we had to unload feed, shavings, a gate and lumber for the arena my nephew and neices are preaparing to build.  We rode Monday, but it was way too windy, Satin was having a real problem with herself, and that made Amigo antsy. The weather is not co-operating and riding is out of the question. If you follow my sister's blog you already know we had a sick horse last afternoon. His owner came tonight and delievered his first dose of medicine to him. Hope all goes well for him.

With the feeding, watering, haying, and unloading all completed we came back to the house. It is a good day to read my Bible, check email,  and browse on the internet.

What good is winter anyway? People my age have lived through many winters. When we come in after a long day's work we like to eat and go to bed for a good nights sleep. Well, winter time is somewhat like that for our habitat. The environment gets to rest. The soil gets to rest and drink up water so the aquifer can refill.
People don't seem to have the luxury to rest in the winter time since most work at full time jobs somewhere. Nevertheless, our environment needs the break. It is a time of refreshing for the soil, grass, and trees. The winter time and spring time is when replenishing and restoring happens. Knowing people the way I do if it was summer time all the time we would wear the soil out. This way the land gets to take a break and get charged back up for the next year.

Honestly, I am ready for some warm spring weater. I can just think of days where the sun is shining, the birds are singing, the grass is growing and it is wet with springtime dew. Just think with me about the sunlight on your bare skin and how good it feels.

I can remember when I was still a young man and getting my horse out before school and taking a ride. I would ride up on our hill bareback with only a baler twine tied to her halter on each side for a bridle reins. There I would have the warm sun on me and it felt fantastic.

Never did fall off when I did that. She was a great horse. I don't think I would be much for riding bareback anymore. I do good to get on with mounting steps. The horses seem to like the way we get on.

Hang in there folks summer is coming! Keep those warm thoughts in your mind.

Till next time.