i think this is our 3rd snow this season. it's getting tiresome, even if it is beautiful.
it started to fall last night. for several hours before we went to bed we watched the snow coat everything in sight. and it caused me to have the most terrible dream.
in my dream (or it could have really been happening, i don't know) i heard a hoot owl. it sounded really close, and as i was sleeping it occurred to me that i'd never heard hooting so close before. i started wondering whether the owl could possibly be in my attic. memories of scampering squirrels floated through my head.
then, in my dream i woke up and started walking through the house to see what was up. 6 or 7 trees had come down during the night and all had fallen through the house in various ways.
some of the shorter trees had barely hit the house, their tops only poking through the windows. some of the skinnier trees had crashed, as gracefully as possible, through the roof, creating reasonably mild damage (at least compared to hurricane isabel). but there were at least 2 big trees that had created terrible holes in the roof, allowing the hoot owls into the attic.
i was so glad to wake up from that dream. the house is fine. but i'm feeling totally disoriented... that dream felt so real.
my appointment with my alopecia dermatologist has been cancelled due to weather. i'm more than a bit relieved... i was hoping to have found myself a new doctor by the time this appointment rolled around, but i put it so far on the back burner that the impulse had totally cooled.
it looks like the roads aren't too bad. i'm going to try to go to work here in a couple of hours.
Posted by xta at February 16, 2004 08:38 AM | TrackBack