“HOT”
I guess if you need something to complain about, there is always the weather. A negative attitude toward “sunny days” is best understood in the context of my ambivalence towards rain. But really, who complains about sunny days? Its not like I had photodermatitis or anything like that! This probably has nothing to do with the weather per se and everything to do with what plans for playing I had in my head and how those may have been affected by the weather.
“It feels”
No date on this entry, so I’m putting it halfway between the last and the next. I like this entry because it calls attention to the reality of global warming. Today, we start talking about the end of winter in March! Twenty years ago, I didn’t bring it up until May! Too bad there is no drawing to show what “fun” I might have with the new season.
“Rain”
I believe in this entry we have laziness crossed with total apathy. This is clearly meant to say “I like the rain because when it rains I have to do something inside.” I didn’t even correct my careless error of writing “outside.” To say nothing of passing up an opportunity to draw something related to rain.
“What do you like to do in the snow?”
20 years ago, winter in Brooklyn had lots of snow. Today we get rain or we get blizzards and snow storms but we hardly ever get a good old-fashioned snow! (Though i shouldn’t forget 1993’s ‘Storm of the Century’). The question is why didn’t I just say “throw snowballs”? Maybe I just liked heaving large amounts of snow around in no particular shape and without any preparation? The illustration seems to refute that interpretation. Also, “make foot prints”? Did I mean to say “walk”? I think that 20 years ago, I was already smart enough to see that making snow angels really only gets you covered in snow that will melt and make you feel wet. Also, snow angels always get messed up when you try and stand after making them. One last thing, that tree looks suspiciously like the tree outside my house did during the winter 20 years ago. Although, the curb outside wasn’t a great snowball fight area.
