Snow in the North, Snow in the South

[eumelia]

Winter is upon us!
Snow in the Golan Heights in the North, in Jerusalem and the area in the East and around the Dead Sea and the Ramon Heights in the South East and East.
On the Shore Plane (where yours truly resides and spends most of her time) it is windy, windy, windy, cold, cold, cold, with on and off rain, hail and sleet.

I am not happy.

I mean, I'm happy the Kineret (sea of Galilee) is rising up and not drying up to a dangerous level at this time, like it's been doing for the past decade or so and I'm happy people are enjoying the snow and that children are actually experiencing snow since it is a rare occurrence, the last time I saw snow in Israel was about 11 years ago.

The Deserts will probably be flooding in their nooks, crannies, waddies and valleys.

The natural world does what it needs to do. Pity people die when they get in the way; so far something like 12 people have been hospitalized with hypothermia (I don't know how many have died, but I know some have) mainly homeless and elderly people... duh, as they say.
As usual, the less developed (poor, blue-collar and some Arab) neighborhoods in large cities are flooding because there isn't a proper drainage system... anywhere! The street down the road where I live has become a river - it dies this annually.
And those who watch the News know that Gaza has become a sewage-y Venice and that in the West Bank the frost is that much stronger because the snow and frost coming from the mountains.

Those of you who love Winter... sorry to burst your bubble... like Hazel the Rabbit said in "Watership Down"; (I paraphrase) "People don't really love winter... they love being protected from winter".

This is possibly the longest post I've ever written about the weather beyond: "It's Cold!" or "I'm Boiling".

Comments

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

...no, I have to say I actually do love winter. It's a very wussy winter here, though, and rarely gets below freezing, so that would probably be *summer* for Watership Down! It's great that you're getting more water, though!

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

I grew up on wussy winters... Hello! Middle East! It's supposed to be coolish and wet during winter not frosty and snowy.
Damn global warming. *grumble*
I'm a big "bah Humbug" when it comes to winter, I prefer spring and summer because the weather is consistent... warm - hot - hot like hell and then back to hot and warm from around April to early October :)

I like not the unpredictability of winter in these parts of the world.

[nurint.livejournal.com]

Sorry to burst your bubble as well - I really do love winter. I've been known to sing in the rain and drink ice coffee out in the snow. Then again, I was always a perv :)

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

M'darling, no doubt you love the cool and wetness and all, but you have the option of going indoors where your climate is controlled by modern technology (fire is technology y'know).
I too have sung in the rain, danced in puddles and drank iced coffee outside on a snowyday (in America) but I could go back indoors if I so wished.

Tell that to those who have no "indoors".

But keep having fun in your snow!!!

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

I don't love winter but prefer it to spring and summer. Autumn is my favorite season.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

What does your Autumn look like?
Ours is warmishly cool with lots of dusty breezes.

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

Lately they've been pretty warm and windy with cool nights and mornings but they were much colder in my youth.

I remember Halloweens as a teen when I just wanted to go home because the cold was so painful but it was January this year before we got our first really cold day.