Jan 11, 2012

Note to Roddy McDowell: No, I can't feel the warm anymore

On this day we depart fantasy and greet the return of reality. Yesterday -- and for a remarkable part of the winter of 2011/'12  --  a tee shirt under flannel under a windbreaker was all we needed topside for outdoor work. I thank all of you who cooperated by venting flourocarbons into the atmosphere.

This morning, back inside after a little sunrise exercise at the woodpile, I recall with thanks the disrobed nun* who created my thick red wool socks and again publicly praise my lovely daughter for an even higher quality hand-knit watch cap.


Rain and snow, becoming all snow after noon. Temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind between 28 and 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph ...snow accumulation of less than 1 inch possible. 

Tonight: Scattered flurries after midnight...low around 8. Blustery, with a north northwest wind between 26 and 29 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. 

Still, only three or four days in the 15-day forecast are supposed to be much below  normal, and several of them are to be in the balmy 30s. Plus, no snow or not enough to matter. Plus, in just 14 days, the averages become our ally, rising one degree to 26 for daily highs, pushing us inexorably into the season of the dandelion and the narrow-leaved weeds requiring frequent mowing.

Time to get my Speedo out of storage.

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*Absolutely true

3 comments:

JohnW said...

And the Smith's Bay webcam is back up, so I can watch the lake freeze over in comfort!

Jim said...

Be alert for Darwin developments. A strain of our species believes that an inch of ice will support an Escalade carrying six ice fishermen and two cases of Keystone Lite.

Watching them is our entertainment for nights when there's nothing good on teevee.

JohnW said...

Ah, you quaint rustics with your home-made entertainments never fail to amuse. Pity no one will pay attention to you for another four years...