The Freakness of Indiana Weather
In Nov. of ’03 (is that possible!), I moved from the utopia of Oregon to the climatically tempestuous Indiana. Northern Indiana, Amish country: motto — Don’t Step in Our Exhaust.
You never know what the weather is going to do here! A few weeks ago we had about a foot of snow on the ground, then suddenly the warm winds and rain came and pretty much obliterated it. Then it turned cold again and the last couple of days it’s trying to snow some more.
And on May 8 ’04, check this out!
I was surprised to hear a loud roar outside, and what do I find but monster hail!! Being from Utopia, I had never seen anything like this.
And these had already melted a bit in my hand, they were huge! Average of maybe almost an inch in diameter.
Snow, freak hail, high winds, monster rain and thunderstorms (I kinda like those though), this is not the weather of Utopia!
My friend Ellen sent me this pic from Utopia recently. By the file date, she took it 2-5-05. Yes, in the dead of winter.
Looks like spring. I have a particular fondness for this picture also because I grew up three or so miles closer to this mountain (Snow Peak). This is about the exact view I saw every day as a kid.
If there was anything this size here in hoosierville, they’d think it was the Matterhorn. They call a gentle rise in a field a “mountain.”
11 Responses
February 18th, 2005 at 9:18 pm
Ok, Tom it’s time to be nice to the community where I grew up. Remember that you did not have to move here! (Chuckle, chuckle) Guess that you just loved me so much that you could not stay away! HE HE Jewel
February 18th, 2005 at 9:53 pm
Verily, verily…the love of a wonderful woman has brought many a man to this position. I think that’s why it says for him “to leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife.” But you lovely ladies aren’t off the hook; remember that he made that choice in favor of you…so cleave to him! This by a man who still misses his growing-up home after nearly nine years.
February 18th, 2005 at 11:32 pm
*L* Great blog so far.
February 18th, 2005 at 11:43 pm
Poor guy, I say move back to Utopia, with Jewel!!
February 19th, 2005 at 12:35 am
Wise advice, that fourth comment!
February 19th, 2005 at 12:42 am
If I knew who was giving me all this advice, maybe I could give it a little more credibility!
February 19th, 2005 at 3:22 am
I can’t help but begin to sing with fervor, “ooooh, when a maaaan loves a womaaaaaan……” Or perhaps, “tell me whyyyyyyyy, tell me why do fools fall in love….” take your pick.
Ag
February 20th, 2005 at 2:52 pm
Tom, how small IS your hand?!
February 20th, 2005 at 4:01 pm
Tom, I didn’t say that! Vernon was over here for ER practice -that sounds bad, with him in medical school! :)-and he logged on as me with that comment.
February 20th, 2005 at 6:25 pm
I have a very strange-looking hand, from the palm side anyway. Disproportionately large palms. From the other side though my hand looks normal.
February 21st, 2005 at 9:16 am
:)