RDP Wednesday: SUNBURN

Sebastian Luczywo
Frosty Autumn

One of my friends always dives  into big chunky sweaters when the temperature drops below 64 degrees ( 18 celsius ) and  hits a respectable distance from the low 50’s.

When I am  with her on those  days  where she thinks hypothermia is about to settle in- she tells me ( with her teeth chattering to drive her point home ) that  she is from Southern California and she has never gotten used to the cold, frigid Pacific Northwest weather.

Look, my friend is in her mid 60’s and she hasn’t lived in sunny California since she was three years old- the rest of those years she’s been up here in Seattle mourning for her lost warm California sun.

I’ve spent more time then her in States where you could literally fry an egg on the sidewalk  during the Summer and the our moderate Pacific Northwest climate doesn’t bother me.

But I guess that my friend needs to  illustrate how much she hates our weather and that is the picture she paints of her feelings.

When my friend- and  I have a few like her but not as dramatic about their love of the Sun as she is-  they talk about the way the Sun makes them feel calm and relaxed. They are all about  lounging  on deck chairs slathered in sunscreen  and going to the beach or to a lake and strolling the rocky shoreline with peace in their hair and wind in hearts ( yep, I did that  worded it that way on purpose )

They love  the serenity  that comes with warm Sunny days.

When you consider what the Sun is and what it does above our heads every second of every day- that’s a pretty funny position to take.