Spring? Winter?

I am getting tired of the cold weather now…It is still spitting snow, and I still need my winter coat most days.

I can almost smell spring in the air, and it is making me feel anxious to see green again. I look forward to the color all around me in the summer time.

Don’t get me wrong, I love winter; I love the snow, the cold, and the frost covering the trees, added to the ice crystals floating around in the air, causing everything to sparkle. It’s absolutely breathtaking!

It is usually cloudy or overcast during the “almost” 4 hours of daylight we have in the winter

It is kind of weird to see the sunshine in the winter, when you do see it, but you can’t feel it at all. Even sitting in a car with the sun shining through the window, you can’t feel the warmth.

In the summer you can see it, and really feel the warmth, I can’t get enough sometimes.

We still need to drive with caution right now, the roads ice up at night and have water laying on them during the day from the ice and snow melting.

The air is still too chilly to leave the house windows open, but for a few minutes, to let in some fresh air…

My cat is driving me nuts, he wants to go outside, yet when the chill in the air hits his whiskers, he backs off grumbling. He expects me to fix it.

But I already can’t wait till the very cold temps of -30' and lower again, because someone just told me about this fun thing I want to try.

Bubbles, blowing bubbles, they said that blowing bubbles on the really cold days, like minus 40, the bubbles form nicely, but will shatter like glass, you can hear the tinkling.

In the warmer temps of - 20' to -30' they form, but they stretch, by the description, I’ve pictured in my mind, the how the oil looks in the old fashioned lava lamps.

So, now I am looking forward to trying these new things out with my grand kids next winter. I will let you know how things turn out...

I forgot to throw a cup of hot coffee in the air at -50'… I have been told that it turns to steam immediately and disappears, but then again someone else told me it freezes solid in a matter of seconds.

So I will have to remember to try that out too… Might as well, make the most of the cold temps, and have a little fun.

CU