We’re thick into the season of “when was the last time I saw the sun?” where we live. Steven and I celebrate every sun appearance by exchanging texts like “I saw the sun!,” “the sun is out here,” and my personal favorite: “the sun!”

Sometimes, a photo accompanies the text, like this one I sent him today from my run. Thank you, little hole in the clouds, for giving me a peek.

I see you! Tee hee. What a fun game we’re playing.

Here’s a fact I remind myself of every time I start to feel annoyed we’ve gone so many days without sunshine in the fall/winter – clouds trap heat like a blanket, and keep it warmer than a clear blue sky would in the winter (from NASA). So… thanks?

If we could keep those clouds above 3,000 feet AGL (above ground level) with 5 miles of visibility (the minimum requirements for visual flight rules), even better!

Look at that. I found a way to make it about flying. Good work (?), Kim. We are also thick into the season of “most flights are canceled due to weather,” womp womp. That, paired with needing to find a new instructor after Josh left (cry!) last winter caused some major delays for Steven. <— this is me cutting myself of from rehashing all the delays Steven had in getting his license. Good work, Kim! But I will upload some cool cloud photos from flying cause why not.