That snow that I mentioned on December 10th melted somewhat but still coated the ground when we got hit again on Christmas morning (though we did get flurries almost every day in between). Christmas added another 6-8 inches. We had another couple of inches on December 30. That was our 45th wedding anniversary so, of course, we went out to dinner (our truck lives in the garage and the snow buildup from that night has yet to melt).
The news says that Boston has set an all time record for the number of consecutive days with a high of less that 20° F. We're much colder and the highest temp that we've noticed in the past couple of weeks was 11° or maybe 13°. The past few mornings have been below zero. This morning was -6° with a wind chill of -32°.
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| This was at 10 am but notice the little numbers (highs and lows for the previous 24 hourss). |
We ordinarily walk a mile or two every morning but the possibility of frostbite has kept us inside most days lately (we have had a couple of painful afternoon walks)
We're supposed to get back into the 30's next week and I'm looking forward to getting back to my brush cutting. Burning season starts on January 15 so I'm kind of looking forward to that (still cold but at least there's a fire).
We've caught a couple of mice in our trailer and thought that the proximity of our bird feeders might be a factor. We've moved the feeders to the other side of the house and love the view from the kitchen and from the upstairs family room. The birds seem to love it too. At times, we've seen birds at all 8 perches, on the ground under the feeders and waiting in the trees for an opening. The cardinals are especially numerous right now (they are very territorial in the summer but, when it gets cold, they seem happy to coexist).
I'm not intentionally sounding negative in this post. We still love it here. We've spent our entire lives in California and never experienced the seasons. This has been an extreme but it's been a new experience for us and we love it.
-JC-
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