WEATHER REPORT

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Helicopter pilot - "Amelia Earhart"

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older picture of distant mountains

So, we listen to the weather report first thing in the morning and it is like listening to a foreign language.

What is this about weather systems coming from Texas, Nevada....and Idaho.... and Montana..... and over to Kansas and Nebraska? The Dakota's are mentioned often. Not to leave out of the mix the cities and towns in and around the Denver area. There is a Burlington Colorado ( I think it is in Colorado, though it just might be in Nebraska or Kansas...) which one is north? South? West? East? Which way is Steam Boat Springs??? What a cool name, but where in the world is it! And how about Grand Junction...they always mention Grand Junction! There is the "Front Range" and the "High Country" and "High Plains". Then we hear Durango! Hooray, we know where Durango is! It is so weird hearing about states that never ever are in the vocabulary of weather men in New England and have always seemed so far away and apart from my personal experience. Now, I find myself in the backyard of these far away places and it seems surreal.

Well, we know what the temperatures mean, and the predicted cloudy vs sunny skies...but what is coming our way and has already gone by? How do the weather patterns flow? I am going to have to just study this out. I will consult a map of the US, often, it is good to learn new things and expand the mind.

Today in Denver, Colorado it was cool and sunny. Just what the weather man here predicted and just the reason we came to see for ourselves. Is it sunny here more than cloudy? Up until today the weather in Vermont has surpassed the Denver weather in niceness....even one of the local weather casters was in Dorset VT commenting on the spectacular foliage and great weather conditions. However, here in Denver - 2 local ski areas battled it out to be the "first to open" for the season. The skiers are elated, and today on the drive to work I could see the snow covered mountain tops in the sun. That was very pretty.

Every weather report in the morning is accompanied with a traffic update or two, depending on what is going on at the time. The local station has a helicopter reporter who is female and her name is Amelia Earhart. She is quite a good reporter, and I believe she is the pilot, but maybe not.

OK, so now it is back to the maps and fiuguring out just where in the good ole USA we are!

No fear - no matter where we are, Jesus is with us. Nothing can be more awesome, nor more reassuring than that! He is the Master of the wind.

Grace and Peace