Climate tantrums...how weather impacts mood

[peacetraveler22]

Draped in clouds, I can easily weave my own stories and fairy tales, and for a brief moment they existed on Saturday, when I spent the afternoon lying in this field of buttercups. Their damp petals were fully stretched to a softness that even butterflies would slip if they dare trod upon them. Now, again, we have grey skies and rain in my area for the 19th straight day. I can't remember so many consecutive days of this dreariness in my lifetime...uninspiring.

Many people have told me I always have my head in the clouds, and while I think this is mostly meant as an insult, they are absolutely right! :) I think it's better to be a dreamer engaged in afternoon or moonlit dances with clouds, petals or distant stars than to constantly live in a grey, expressionless or foggy void.

I suppose rain also has seductive charms, creating glistening eyelashes that easily entice, steady and rhythmic pulses like tap dancers on the streets or tin roofs, but the allure of these downpours is lost during the workday, sitting in the office and traffic. The bewitching spell is most often cast in the arms of a wet lover, silver liquid kisses...yep, they are enchanting. But I began to wonder why? Probably we are conditioned to believe such as a result of thousands of scenes from romantic movies, where lovers always become passionately entwined in downpours. Or, maybe it's just one of those things that simply exists and is felt, without explanation, as is almost always the case with love and whimsical emotions.

Anyway, I'm alive but don't have time or inspiration to write texts the past few weeks. I hope everyone had a wonderful May holiday, and is now in the summer mood, as I know this is the season where most people thrive and feel happiest. Weather seriously impacts my mood on multiple levels, and while I'm not normally bothered by rain and even find delight on it on occasion, after three weeks straight it grows tiresome...so, please send some gentle sunbeams my way. :)

Comments

[pin-gwin.livejournal.com]

These flowers are called "Chicken Blindness" in Russia. They say you may get blind if you will eat one. Not proven to be true. Hey, you don't like it hot, don't you? Cloudy may be better since DC is steamy in summer, so enjoy.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Why "chicken" blindness? I'm not sure how a chicken relates to the flower. :) Yes, I hate the heat, even worse than the rain. But it's only the beginning of May. Our brutal heat and humidity in DC usually doesn't arrive until July and August. Then, I live as a hermit for two months...

What is so hot in a dog?

[pin-gwin.livejournal.com]

There are not a lot of logic in the languages. Which part is from dog in a hot dog?

Re: What is so hot in a dog?

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Good point. :)

Re: What is so hot in a dog?

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Btw, I became curious about the origin of the term "hot dog" after your comment and found the explanation here, so I pass it along as a useless piece of trivia :)

Vendors were hawking hot dogs from portable hot water tanks shouting "They're red hot! Get your dachshund sausages while they're red hot!" A New York Journal sports cartoonist, Tad Dorgan, observed the scene and hastily drew a cartoon of barking dachshund sausages nestled warmly in rolls. Not sure how to spell "dachshund" he simply wrote "hot dog!" The cartoon is said to have been a sensation, thus coining the term "hot dog."

Re: What is so hot in a dog?

[pin-gwin.livejournal.com]

Once upon a time there lived a chicken that went to a field and died after eating the yellow flower. And they lived happily there after with a red hot dog.

Re: What is so hot in a dog?

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

I'm not a fan of these tiny dogs. I like the big ones like labrador retrievers, german sheperds, huskies. And chickens - well, they are tasty but a nightmare to chase and catch. Like some women. :))

Re: What is so hot in a dog?

[pin-gwin.livejournal.com]

Wikipedia (in Russian only) states that, in fact, the flower contains some skin irritating oils, it could be the reason for the name.

[3as7.livejournal.com]

Yes, the heat is the worst part of the summer. I can't think straight in the heat, and the only thing I can do is to get outside. I feel more alive at nights in summer, even though I am an early riser.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

I have a natural wool cap on my head - my thick, curly hair. :) So, it is very hot and uncomfortable for me in summer (even if I wear it up in a bun), and I'm always overheated! So, I'm rarely outside during July and August, except during the night when the sun goes down.