It’s
kind of a strange autumn.
Our
two large Maple trees are devoid of their leaves and yet other trees and shrubs
in the yard- like our red maple, lilacs and choke cherries are still green.
Of course,
the honey locust trees are still green too. They stay green every year until
everything else has turned colour.
The
mountain ash is loaded with orangey-red berries- a sign that winter may be
harsh or will it be?
So
far, temps have been fairly moderate and walking Missy- our mini-schnauzer
around the neighbourhood while still wearing shorts and flipflops- in October
no less, is strange to say the least.
Global
warming may just keep another winter mild and offer us only a smattering of
snow.
That
would be all right by me.
I
hate the white stuff.
The
shovelling, the slush, the slippery roads- whiteouts.
Bleeck!
If
I want to see snow, I can look at a photograph, do a Goggle search or watch
White Christmas- the movie.
Come
to think of it, global warming is an integral part of the story of White
Christmas. Who would have thought that Global warming had its beginning in a
Christmas Film- in VistaVision no less!
You
see, Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye- Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, travel all the way
to Pine Tree Vermont to stay close to the Hanes Sisters- Rosemary Clooney and
Vera Allen. However, Vermont- even though it’s all “Vermonty” except for a
distinct lack of snow, is actually warmer than Florida. On the train ride to
Vermont the “kids” do sing a song about snow using cute little props made from
the wintry decorations on the table in the dining car. However, as they step
down from the train all they see is the green, green grass of home- or rather
Pine Tree.
This
unnatural warm spell sucks for the Columbia Inn’s owner and former General Thomas
Waverley. See the boys were under his command in WW II and now that it’s the mid-50’s
we find the General retired and he’s sunk all his cash and savings into this
Country Inn- called the Columbia.
How
Yankee Doodle is that?
These
days the General is under the command of housekeeper and self-proclaimed busybody
Emma- played by Mary Wickes- my favourite character in the film.
So,
it appears things aren’t going so well- what with a lack of snow, as the holidays
approach.
After
mild days and cool nights Bing and Danny- who are in show biz…
I
forgot to mention that didn’t I? Oh yes, the Hanes Sisters are show biz gals
too.
So,
Danny and Bing bring their whole New York show up to Pine Tree to help the
General out.
The
weather stays warm as Christmas Eve approaches and as luck would have it,
during the show the snow starts to fall, the cast sings White Christmas and
curtain.
Without
that freakishly warm December over in Pine Tree Vermont, there just wouldn’t have
been a White Christmas- the movie. Thanks to Global warming there wouldn’t even
have been a plot.
The
weather guys aren’t saying too much right now about winter but take heart and
watch White Christmas now- the Global warming movie.
It’s
on Netflix if you don’t own your own copy.
