December-like air to push across northeastern US this weekend https://t.co/jwAoxkHVS1 pic.twitter.com/GKSZtPWxRn
— William Rusk (@willdrusk) November 9, 2016
It’s November 11, and still the warmth of summer lingers, but it’s a different season, now. The election is over. The leaves are falling on the campaign signs and we know the cold is coming. The cold and dark will come.
The political climate has changed. Cold and dark times are coming. What do we do now? Even the weather is uncertain.
Temperatures in the arctic are still above average for this time of year, but the snowpack in Eurasia is already extensive. The forecast is for a La Niña weather pattern this winter. After record-high temperatures this summer, could we see a return of the polar vortex? Read more about it here.
On November 9, the sky was defiantly blue. The gold of the hickory leaves was astonishingly beautiful. Now, the ground is covered with colored leaves. Through the bare branches, we see things more clearly. We know just how bad it can be. We need to prepare for what’s coming, as we would for extreme weather. We must remember the things we hold most dear.
What will get us through this winter, what will keep us warm? Not the fires of hatred, division and fear. We must remember beauty, kindness, humor, love.
Now we have work to do, for humanity and the future. Climate will be more important than ever. There are many things we can do, in this weather, in this world that we all share.
Spring will come again…
Thank you for this beautiful call to work and hope.
Thank you, my beautiful friend.