Contrary to years gone by, I have no desire--absolutely none--to be inside. Mind you, I seek no suntan. I am too fair of face to have that aspiration. I am born of Norwegian stalk. Need I say more? No. I have lived from the inside looking out. Now, I yearn to live beyond the window's shade--beyond the door's lock. I have the wheels. I have the time.
Am I nothing more than a fair weather friend of nature? I am a Minnesotan. Need I say more?
No, seriously. Were I told, "You may have but one view of the world around you, the rest will be blinded to you," what would I choose. Oh, that is easy. I have no doubt. A sugar maple in her full autumn glory--in fiery red. A sugar maple in fiery red beneath a clear blue sky. A sugar maple in her full autumn glory standing her ground on a brisk September day. That would be my single landscape were I limited to one.
Am I nothing more than a fair weather friend of nature? I am a Minnesotan. Need I say more?
No, seriously. Wintertime. My heart melts at the sight of big snowflakes lacing tree branches.
Am I nothing more than a fair weather friend of nature? I am a Minnesotan. Need I say more?
No, seriously. Springtime. Born an April's Fool, the smell of fresh lilac. Ah, the smell of fresh lilac. A child born in Golden Valley nary a mile from Lilac Drive. Hedges of lilacs breeze through my lifetime's senses.
Wintertime ice. I slip. Wintertime snow drifts. I fall. Cold I may dress for. Yet, ice and snow drifts steal my balance--inner and outer. Ice and snow drifts steal my balance. From ice and snow--from Cabin Fever I ail.
Am I nothing more than a fair weather friend of nature? I am a Minnesotan. Need I say more?
Minnesota. Wait five minutes, the weather will change. A sugar maple in her full autumn glory--fiery red. Giant snowflakes lacing tree branches. Green pine trees laden with a fresh white coat. Fresh lilac breezing through my lifetime's senses. 68 degrees. No humidity. No mosquitoes. Humidity. Rain showers. The 90s. Green skies. Thunder. Lightning. Tornadoes.
Am I nothing more than a fair weather's friend? I am a Minnesotan. Need I say more?
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