A Typical May Day

May 24th, 2007 · No Comments

Well, it’s late Spring/early Summer in the Horseguard Valley and that can only mean one thing. No, not Blue Beaver mating season; I’m talking about snow! That’s right residents of the Valley awoke this morning to find several centimeters of the white stuff on the ground. Not that anyone was surprised, every year towards the end of May or the beginning of June it always snows in that area. It’s kind of like Old Man Winter’s way of saying, "Did you miss me? Well, don’t worry I’ll be back before you know it!"

Of course, Old Man Karhoffer’s response to this is usually to go on a major bender and start shooting at the snow as it falls. Fortunately he only loads his shotgun with rock salt, so no one get seriously hurt and the salt that falls to the ground melts the snow so he feels like he’s winning.

It’s funny though, despite the fact that everyone expects it, they all still complain about the weather. I much prefer to either just accept the things that I can’t change or perhaps just deny that it’s happening. I often like to go out during spring blizzards wearing shorts and a tee-shirt (and plenty of sun-screen) and I stroll around secure in my own fantasy world where the sun is hot and bright. Mind you it is a lot easier to escape reality when you have a large supply of Blue Beaver Beer on hand. If you recall the motto, "When you’re feeling blue, grab a Beaver", it doesn’t have to only mean your emotional state. If you’re feeling blue due to extreme cold and/or frost bite grab a (warm) Beaver; if you can grip it with numb hands.