random thoughts – Day 1,123 – (Friday) – false summer

The weather had been early chilly spring-like, and suddenly, this week, there were two glorious days of false summer. It was a two-day special event that allowed the furnace to be turned off and the windows to be opened.

Thursday’s temperature of 89 degrees broke a Lowell record. Today, it hit the high 80s again before it began to drop. By 9:00, the temperature was back to around 60 degrees on its way to a forecast of 49 for overnight. The people who were whining about the heat on Facebook like we were all suddenly going to melt had calmed the heck down, so that was nice. 

False summer looked great from the desk where I sat, longingly looking out the window, fantasizing about frolicking at the beach or lounging on the deck basking in the sunshine while sipping an Aperol Spritz. 

The cold reality was spreadsheets, Word documents, review cycles, and emailing vendors, bathed in the glow of the computer monitor. I thought about taking a walk downtown this afternoon to enjoy the weather, but suddenly it was 2:45 and the high school kids were out of school and had descended upon  Merrimack Street and it felt too late. 

At the end of the workday, when it was still nice outside, there was no furniture on the deck upon which to lounge and no energy to retrieve it from the shed where it was stored for the winter. The weekend is predicted to be closer to regularly scheduled spring, with temperatures in the mid-60s and cloudy, which is usually comfortable for outdoor labor. Maybe things will get done then. Or not. It’s New England, and it could be back down to the 30s and snowing in no time. The shovels were put into the shed last weekend, which pretty much ensures another snow will happen.