Changing Seasons

The snow is coming down in the north. They're talking about it on the radio. I've seen pictures of it growing increasingly deep in Joe's back yard. It came down so fast for a while, that the snowflakes must have made a racket as they hit the ground.

There is ice on the tops of the rain barrels outside our house. Ice. In early December. In Austin. A few days ago the warmth of sunny days fell with a crash as the air turned bitter cold and the grass crunched underfoot and green leaves dropped from their frozen twigs.

And the Europeans. Oh, those Europeans. We send our Secretary of State across the sea to speak of on matters of policy. And you can see the eyes of her audience rolling. And then the House of Lords refuses to admit coerced testimony in British legal proceedings. A chilly reception, to say the least.

Yes, the seasons are changing.

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