Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Grey winter skies gone for awhile

Frosty lawn
Well, we finally had a hard freeze. My friend Melanie took this picture yesterday morning: it was 24°F and about that cold again this morning. For the entire coming week, our temperatures are going to be frigid, because of a high pressure dome over the region. It means no rain and sunny skies (not even clouds), making it very cold. Not only overnight, but the temperatures during the day will continue to be below normal.

Considering how mild it's been up until now, our first real wintry blast has been a bit of a shock. I've stopped watering my front porch flowers, and they all look a little worse for wear. But hey, last I checked, it's December and it's supposed to happen!

In some ways, it makes it a little easier to hear the constant Christmas music everywhere I go. Now the holiday seems imminent. It was crazy to hear that same music before Thanksgiving had even occurred, but now... I'm going to be fine with three more weeks of it. Our Trailblazers holiday festivities are a week from Thursday, which is the only party I never miss. It's a good thing, too: my waistline can't take too many, since my ability to resist delicious goodies goes way down at this time of year.
:-)

11 comments:

  1. I do love a crunchy frost.
    Christmas here is hot. Often very hot. And traditional Christmas fare has been taken from your side of the world. Not for this black duck. I will make a huge fruit salad and live on it for Christmas day (and the week after).

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  2. Weather? we take whatever comes. At the beginning of Dec we know we're going to get some nasty weather.

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  3. The sky was very blue overhead today as we were out and about, and it was cold too. We had frost on the rooftops this morning here by the airport, but no frost on the ground yet. The weather station on our roof read 32.2.

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  4. The Chrismas music for the next several weeks is fine with me now too.

    We had our Christmas book club gathering yesterday. It is one of my favourite get-togethers. Let the season begin!

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  5. I was wondering how your lovely porch flowers would survive the frost. You are right, it is time plus the nippy weather does make it seem more Christmasy.

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  6. In Hawaii, it is perpetual summer. Love our climate because I don't have to wear coat, boots, and gloves.

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  7. I love Christmas carols. Never bothered me in November. Love the frost on the lawn. Pretty, I'm sure.

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  8. Stay warm! I love the carols now too; just don't even try them around me before Black Friday. :)

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  9. We got some snow today and it is kinda cold. Frost looks warm...and I can see your grass!

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  10. Just looking at that photo makes me cold! Even South Florida got a cold front -' in the 50s!

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