The recent cold snap left this one-time farm boy emotionally bothered and depressed. It was again a reminder of how fickle Mother Nature can be, smiling so encouragingly one day and frowning with unadulterated contempt the next.
When blooms come early and bring about unseasonably warm weather, teasing us and ushering us into the throes of ecstasy, we don’t understand the about-face which slams us into emotional convulsions and regret.
While reports of the damage from the plummeting temperatures in the last fortnight don’t seem to be devastating, one realizes that this business of farming and agriculture will always be threatened by climatic conditions.