Do you know what I missed today?

But first a disclaimer.

I am prairie born and bred

I do not understand 

winter without dry snow 

winter without sunshine

I do not understand

cold when it's wet cold - 

and not even cold! 

It's completely confusing:

Rain in winter time without thunder,

winter without snow.

I know.  I know.
All you folks trapped by snow,
inundated by snow,
wishing it would be warmer - and I don't blame you.  -40's cold!  Heck! -20's cold!

The only flowers besides the ones in the house ~
ice-flowers on window panes.

But what did I miss?

Thunder.

And if it's going to rain

Rain...and then stop

Rain for an hour - maybe two

And then stop

Oh, and did I complain about the wind when it's raining?

Wet wind is actually kind of scary.

Snow filled wind - well it's scary too - but that's different.

Does it sound like I'm whining?

Yup.  Definitely does.

(Can you hear the thunder?)

"I think there's a poet who wrote once 'a tragedy by Shakespeare, 
a symphony by Beethoven and a thunderstorm are based on the same elements.' 
I think that's a beautiful line."

~ Maximillian Schell