Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Winter or Spring??

Wow, we are at the time of year where you don´t know if it is winter or spring with all the weather changes; freezing cold, snowing, torrential down pours etc. What is evident is the global warming and how the seasons are shifting and becoming allot milder. This December, I think about the 22, it started to rain and has not stopped since. I think we have seen less than of week of sun since then. Living in southern Spain, this is not common. In fact last year they were talking about droughts and water shortages. This year we are having flooding and have received more rain in the last 2 months than we would in a year. To be more exact, over double the rain. I am starting to see mold growing where I have never seen it before. The wooden doors are so swollen from the humidity that sometimes it takes me almost 5 minutes to leave the house. I tug and tug on the front door and it just won´t budge. I wonder if my skin will start to wrinkle too, like when you stay in the bath tub too long. Today on a tapestry, which is hung on the wall of our spare room, I saw mold. I looked behind it to see if it came through the wall, but no. Where could this mold be coming from??? One of my shoes in my closet was green and hairy! These are freak of nature things which I think I should be documenting. In 2175 when they talk about the wettest winter ever, 2009-2010, they can quote these documented phenomenons. I hope within the next few months I am not complaining about the hottest summer ever! Oh mother nature is not happy with us.