Jan 11th, 2008
Reprieve from winter
Last week, daytime temperatures were in the 20s. I wore my flannel-lined jeans all the time, and put on a hat, scarf, and mittens whenever I went out.
This week, daytime temperatures are in the 50s and 60s (with one day’s high at 69!). I believe that general warming trends are harbingers of bad things to come (Al Gore is right, people!). But I love those one or two balmy days you get in January (always in January—why is that?) that offer a quick break from winter. Some wishful (or extremely cold-tolerant) types go so far as to wear shorts and t-shirts on those days. Me, I’m just glad not to have to wear a heavy sweater and wool socks for a little while. And I’m also glad when it’s mild enough to permit non-bundled-up playtime outside—and a game of hopscotch.
Spring really isn’t that far off. Look what’s been arriving in my mailbox over the past few weeks. Now that Christmas is over, I expect a deluge of these things.
Yeah, this sort of way too warm weather, with tornados in Wisconsin in January… NOT GOOD. Not good at all. Harbingers of bad things…
I love how the picture of Sylvia captured her off the ground! Whenever we have a few balmy days in January I think we will get away without a terrible snowstorm. Then February or March comes and I turn out to be wrong.
These days, it’s hard to take a picture of Sylvia when she actually has her feet on the ground. She really loves to jump!