Weather...or not?

Let's talk about the weather. Weather has always been so fascinating to me...mainly because no matter where you are, it is always there. A constant in a world of variability. I find solace when I gaze up at the sky on a cold winter day viewing the wispy cirrus clouds above...peeking out the window during an evening thunderstorm as lightning lights up the sky displaying flashes of the energy from the storm...or waiting for the bottom to drop out before a summer pop-up shower on the Florida coast then, the rain tapers off right before the sun goes to bed on the horizon of the Gulf Coast and all seems well with the world.

Another wonderful aspect of weather is that it links all of us together: humans, animals, plants...all living things. We all depend on it and follow it whether we like it or not. Also, what other topic can you strike up a conversation with a complete stranger about other than the weather?

I am taken by the splendor of our atmosphere. The weather is always changing and so are we. The fact that we can predict the weather but, know deep down anything can happen, relates a lot to life in general.