10 April 2019.

Winter Storm Wesley rages its way across the Midwest.

Millions of Minnesotans are mourning the spring that never really was. Yesterday was 60° and sunny. Green grass was beginning to show itself to the world. Trees were budding.

Today is the beginning of a regular old blizzard.

The roads were warm enough to melt the snow as it fell, creating a thick and dangerous layer of slush. Snow (and temperatures) continued falling. The wind gusted.

A real life blizzard.

It also happens to be thundering and lightning-ing out. While it’s snowing. Throw in a rain/slush/ice/hail mixture of precipitation that doesn’t really know what it wants to be and you’ve got yourself a party.

It’s a blizzderstorm.

School for tomorrow is closed. Activities are closed. My dad and my brother and I are watching Office Space. It’s a real last winter hurrah, a final celebration of snowed-in-ness.

Enjoy your spring or winter or whatever it is.