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Old Man Winter



I'd forgotten several things about living in the colder climes:

1. How much I love it. It's incredibly lovely to watch snow accumulate on the world, to see how clean and bright the world looks after a new snow. How the sky gets bright with the reflected glow from the city lights onto the lowering clouds above. How there's a hush and stillness to the world, yet reverberating with an excitement and energy lying just below the surface. How the cold air feels on your face, filling your lungs. Making the first footprints on a fresh stretch of snow.

2. The need for a coat is all pervasive. You just can't go out without one. I've walked to and from work a couple of times, and the coat is very essential. Fortunately I have some good ones. So I'm good.

3. I am fortunate to have a warm, cozy place to hole up. I see folks on the street and I wonder how they spend their time, where they go to escape the cold. I've been places where I didn't have the option to just huddle under a blanket all day, and it's something that is very comforting.

4. Snow turns everyone into a bit of an idiot. This can be a good thing - a woman chased her husband about a block with a snowball that was bigger than her head, to the delight of everyone around. It can also be a very bad thing - the driving is atrocious (slow down, folks! Seriously).

5. How much I hate it. I actually hadn't forgotten this part. So I won't elaborate on it. Suffice it to say that snowy weather has it's drawbacks.

Apparently the snow here is a very rare occurrence, so we shouldn't have to worry about it too much...

Come on, SPRING!!! :)

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