the weather

Have you noticed that people relate bad weather to women? Notice--Hurricanes Katrina and Rita...it's that whole "Mother Nature" metaphor thing. Women apparantly do damage to society, right? Our emotions are sometimes unpredictable, and we tend to spaz out sometimes, right?
Something else I've found interesting: "the dead of winter." Winter represents death, nonexistent life, seasonal depression, etc. But honestly, I've found the life in winter. I've become more aware in winter. I look forward to cold, rainy days. I love leafless trees and soggy clumped leaves.
I love the calmness of winter. Even the rain is soft, and it makes me feel calm. And warm.