There is snow here. Fluffy, white, powderish snow covering everything, under a bright sun. The temperature is a balmy -1 Celsius, and the windchill may get up to -6, and we may have more snow tomorrow.
I'm really starting to wonder what happened to the (recent) normal December-January weather of lashing rain and howling wind and days and days of nothing but grey cloud overhead. It hasn't frozen - and lasted - in December since I was what, fourteen? And our snow normally comes in late January or February here in the lowlands, if it comes at all.
Well, at least 2009 probably won't be the warmest year on record now, at least.
I'm going to get my camera, my boots, a scarf from the seldom-used pile in the cupboard, my jacket, and possibly a second pair of trousers, and go down the beach to see what the world looks like from there. Snow! It's weird, and strangely cool.
Happy New Year, guys. Love you all.
I'm really starting to wonder what happened to the (recent) normal December-January weather of lashing rain and howling wind and days and days of nothing but grey cloud overhead. It hasn't frozen - and lasted - in December since I was what, fourteen? And our snow normally comes in late January or February here in the lowlands, if it comes at all.
Well, at least 2009 probably won't be the warmest year on record now, at least.
I'm going to get my camera, my boots, a scarf from the seldom-used pile in the cupboard, my jacket, and possibly a second pair of trousers, and go down the beach to see what the world looks like from there. Snow! It's weird, and strangely cool.
Happy New Year, guys. Love you all.