So, we are celebrating the Winter Solstice! Yeah!! Whoo-hoo (insert backflips here, b/c 20+ years ago, I could do them)!! Days are getting longer from now on, which means 3:30 pm sunsets will be in our past for another year. However, we are only a few days from Christmas and still have no snow. Oh, and we live in VERMONT!! Officially, I am not complaining because at $45 per snow plow, who really does lament the lack of white stuff. But, think of my children and their innate desire to eat fresh snow, sled in our driveway and skate on frozen ponds!!
We nearly reached 50 degrees Fahrenheit today, as well, which means the big storm blanketing the northeast is rain. It is predicted to become cooler over the weekend, resulting in snow, but the forecasters are off by 5-10 negative degrees, on average and by my estimation. More complaining, I know.
On the bright side, I have post holes to dig this season and another freezing day will mean breaking/thawing ice out of my animal's water buckets. I'm sure this will come back to bite me, but as a not-so-wise man once said, "bring it on!" Screw you Old Man Winter, I have other plans...that have been delayed or otherwise postponed under better judgement and following the principles of nature, which apparently do not apply in this age of Global Warming.
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