A blustery day in the 100-acre wood > Local Weather > Blogs > Lakewood

Blog

YourHub.com \\ Lakewood \\ Blogs \\ Weather \\ Local Weather

Blog Entry 10 of 51 The Lakewood Lowdown

Hi, I'm Erin Feese, a community journalist here at YourHub.com.

As journalists, we are always seeking to uncover the newsy, the exciting, the weird and the heartwarming stories going on around us. The greatest part of YourHub.com is that you can be the one to tell your story. In this blog you'll find highlights of the Lakewood and Edgewater sites, as well as the musings of your friendly neighborhood journalist. So go ahead, uncover what's going on around you, and don't be afraid to share what you find.

Blog Url: http://denver.yourhub.com/~HideandSeek

Entries:

A blustery day in the 100-acre wood

e-mail to a friend | print this | link to this

NEXT › ‹ PREVIOUS

Contributed by: Erin Feese/YourHub.com on 4/25/2007

If I had met Winnie the Pooh on the walk to my car yesterday, he would have told me "Happy Winds-Day." I would have tried to tell him it was actually Tuesday, but it probably wouldn't have heard me over the roar of the wind.

Normally I don't mind my seven-block walk from work to my car. It gets my heart pumping, I get a little fresh air (minus the car exhaust, of course) and contemplate the day. However, yesterday's storm was a little less than fun. Now I know why I don't live in Seattle.

Not only was the rain pouring down, the wind kept trying to snatch my umbrella away. (Luckily, I had borrowed my boyfriend's hefty umbrella. My cutesy little leopard-print umbella that fits so nicely in my purse would have been ripped to shreds in an instant.) I had a few Mary Poppins-esque moments, but somehow I managed to hold on.

I also wished I had invested in some galoshes. I didn't wear the right footwear for wading in puddles. I wonder if I would look like a 5-year-old kid if I wore big rubber boots to work? At least my feet would be dry. I always see girls in ads wearing galoshes with cute little dresses, twirling their umbrellas and looking so stylish. Hmm, dresses are not really practical for rain and wind, if you know what I mean. And rainstorms are not beauty-friendly (see photo 5).

So, to say the least, I'm glad the rain has stopped. It reminds me of a quote I read recently, "Water is a state of mind." Meaning that we like to drink it and appreciate that it comes out of our facets, but when it come pouring down from the sky ... we complain about it. So true, so true.

< Previous: 'Where does it end?' | Next: 'Tat you' >

[Report this as objectionable content.]

SUBMIT COMMENT

Rate the above blog

Current Rating

Based on 1 user ratings.

Talk Back : submit comments to the blog

*Note: you need to log-in to add a comment or rating.

Thank you! Your comment has been updated.

Showing 1 of 1 comments

Submitted By: Brendan Leonard

posted on 4/25/2007 @ 4:02:46 PM

Rated Blog Entry

I am totally laughing at the umbrella photo and the bad hair photo.

[Report as objectionable]

Showing 1 of 1 comments

SAVE AND SHARE THIS BLOG ENTRY

BLOG ENTRY RSS FEEDS

All blog entries

All blog entries in Lakewood

All blog entries by Erin Feese

BLOG LIST

Users
A Lady's Lair
Dooty and Honor
Northglenn Revealed
A Therapy Dog's Journal
Father Knows.... Something
The Ridden Word
All 4 Thinking
Gladys Mercier, Arvada
Sandy's Fine Art
Alpenglow
Growing the Movement
Speaking at random about flying and writing
Arvada: The way it was, the way it is, the way it could be.
HoroscopicallyBlonde
Suburban Dementia
Ask the Dog Guy
In Between
The Subversive Liberal
Average Joe. Not.
JayJaySteeleviewslifeandstuff
Views of a middle aged outdoor lover
Bad Mom
Jim McAllister
Welcome to the Retroplex
Baseball, football, the Grateful Dead, Jesus and me
Life in the St. Vrain
Who, What & Ware
Boulder Carbon Tax Tracker
Liz's Blog Log!
Wine Advice from a non Ascot Wearing Dude
BulldogBlog
Longmont Advocate
Women Making & Discovering Their History
Buzz by Barbara
The Meaning of Life, or at Least the Last 24 Hours
The Write Words
Conservative Musings
My Life Amongst the Y-Chromosomes
Intrepid
The Donnanator Report
News, fit to print or not
Longmont Theater Company
Staff blogs
Kristin Morin
Dot's Droppings
Daniel Smith
Eric J. Lubbers
Karen Groves
Steve Shultz
Charmaine Robledo
John Zwick
Kevin Villegas
For a regular sampler of content from across the site, check out HubCap.

WANT TO WRITE FOR YOURHUB.COM?

Want to see the stories you write and the photos you shoot featured in the YourHub.com Thursday print section available all over the Front Range and with home subscriptions of the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post? All you have to do is register, then post a story or column, start a blog or tell everyonewhat events are happening in town. We will print the best stories, columns, event listings, photos and blog entries in our print sections.

Loading Ad