“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather” John Ruskin

So, How’s the Weather Today?

Best topic ever invented in all of human history. If all else fails, it is, still, the best topic to fall back on. Beats the hell out of awkward silence in any company. It is also a well known cure for writers with blocks on their desks, meaning if you have nothing else to write about: Apropos, write about the weather! So I do and here it is.

Today it was cold and windy. Unusually so even for our northern climate, feeling like minus degrees on the skin. And before you ask; yes, we do get summers up here and no, there are no polar bears roaming the streets, nor penguins guiding the traffic either. And so far we have had luck on our side: No snow on the ground!

But, since it is July and supposedly summer, we do like to take our coffee breaks outside in the “warm sunny” weather. And today was no different.

Like every good Finn dressed for July weather: in sandals, shorts and sleeveless tops, ready to face the “warming sun shine”, no matter what may come. On our way down to the regular spot, coffee cups in hand, eagerly awaiting for the warming sun to hit our faces. How wrong were we!

The freezing north wind was gracing our exposed skins. Shivering and holding on the quickly freezing hot beverage while trying to make nice small talk. Mostly about the weather, of course. Lips turning blue, but still sitting there, enjoying the nature, outside, in the summer time. Finally after fifteen minutes of “enjoyment”, fantasizing and trying to hold on to the illusion of nice summer weather, we finally gave in. Mostly due to the fact that our fingers were growing numb and the coffee already cold, but drunk (never waste coffee!), did nothing to warm us.

Going inside, fresh from the light summer breeze, telling everyone else who remained behind, how invigorating the experience had been and recommending the others to try it as well. After all, it is not nice to not share great experiences with others, now is it?

While standing by the coffee machine, awaiting my turn for an actual hot cup of coffee, I struck a conversation with a fellow work mate. What did we talk about? Well the weather of course 😉
Lesson learnt: Enjoy the summer! It may be cold or warm, but it’s still summer!