Spring in Klamath.....SUCKS!!!

Some places in the world have 4 seasons. They have a nice, warm, summer with green grass, flowers everywhere, blue skies dotted with puffy white clouds, birds singing, bees humming, and kids playing. Then in late September the grass quits growing, deciduous trees turn vivid shades of red and gold, geese head south in ragged Vs, and kids head back to school. Generally after Thanksgiving Old Man Winter gradually takes hold, and the land is covered with a beautiful mantle of white fluffy snow, that deadens sounds, and gives photographers the opportunity of taking wonderful pictures of snow laden evergreens dotted with fluffy chickadees feasting on whatever seeds they can find. Sometime around mid-March, the snow gives way to extended periods of sun...the snow melts, tulips sprout, grass turns green, and leaves start showing their foliage.

In Klamath Falls we also have 4 seasons. 4 seasons of winter. There is no summer...I've seen it snow on the valley floor every month except August. There is no fall. We head from August (which can have temps in the 90s one day, and highs in the 30s the next) directly into winter. There might be a couple of days where we think we'll have Fall, but those thoughts are short-lived when temps drop into single digits and it snows in September. When winter hits in September, it stays...and stays...and stays...and stays...and stays...and stays...you get the picture. Then in January, for very brief time (maybe 4 days) the weather here TRIES to pretend that we'll have Spring. The sun will show its face, it will warm up to 70 degrees, kids will start playing baseball, insects will come out of hibernation (I've gotten attacked by mosquitoes in January), and everyone will be happy and positive. But it's all a facade...shortly winter will rear it's ugly head, the winds will reach gale force, and whatever snow we get comes in the form of snirt.

That's what we've had since mid-January. Cold, windy, miserable, winter. I ran 2 miles last night in 30+ mph steady winds, with gusts that hit 40. We have snow on the ground this morning, with more forecast for later in the day. It's March 28th....it's supposed to be Spring, with flowers peeking out of the ground and buds on the trees. But this is Klamath Falls. The land of perpetual winter. Where it's tough to go for a run. If you live in a normal place...somewhere where there are 4 distinct seasons...enjoy them. I'm jealous.