A Winter's Tale
Where did our beautiful Summer and Autumn go? I wasn't ready for gray skies, wet streets, and rain. Not that we don't get rain year round, but it's back in earnest until Spring. Last year, Earl outfitted Skeeter for whatever the season might throw our way. Aside from the rain canopy*, she now sported one rear red light, one rear white light, and one really bright front light. My helmet is turquoise, the jacket is very red and my gloves are still bright pink (Mom would be so proud**) . I'm hard to miss unless someone felt the need to put me out of my fashion misery. At least we weren't having the winter that the Midwest and East coast were enduring. Fortunately, the Northwest has a temperate climate and we rarely see snow. Ready or not, the inclement weather arrived in November. In spite of the weather, I decided to take a scoot to the library to deliver our election ballots. It all came back to me as I scooted along —remembering what Skeeter'