winter

Went to bed to rain, woke up to snow. As I stepped outside, a flock of geese flew overhead, moving south in v-formation. I wondered if they were actually heading south and worried about them, they've left it a bit late. When I returned home my neighbour was outside shoveling the walk, stopping long enough to look up and say "I'm sick of this shit" which surprised me, he's usually a fairly benign guy.

I thought of him later when I was out for a walk by the water. This winter does seem to have carried on a long time and I am tired of huddling up inside but then I stopped to lean against a railing and watch the plates of ice dancing towards than away from each other; while there I noticed the sound the ice was making, a comforting creaking sound, and the way the sun was setting to my right while a rainbow was peeking through the clouds to my left.

It was beautiful but bitterly cold and I couldn't help thinking that there are people sleeping outside tonight in this cold - that is shit to be sick of.