That's Really, Really Cold!
That's right, 19 degrees below zero. (That's Fahrenheit, so if you're one of those Celsius thinkers, that's about 28 below zero, which sounds even worse.) When I went to take that picture and a few others, I took my gloves off. I was wearing a hat and a coat, but only jeans, no longjohns (since I no longer own any.) Tennis shoes, not boots. In less than five minutes, I was so frozen that I got back in the car, drove to the nearby Pioneers' Home, where my grandmother lives, and had to be inside there for a bit before the chill left me.
My parents have been poking some fun at me because I used to find the cold no big deal and now I'm being a cold-whiner, but this kind of weather is something you have to get used to over a long time, and it's been an even longer time since I experienced it.
Here, though, is another picture of some frozen trees that look awesome. Of course, it took two days before I was outside in the very brief daytime hours such that I could get a picture of them.
Frozen Trees
In an effort to feel warmer, I did pull this photo from my trip to Hawaii last year, where I look very happy and very warm. Both are true. Thanks again to Trevor for asking me to be best man at his wedding so I could have no excuse to not go there.
Aaron in Hawaii, Happily Warm
2 comments:
I suppose I now have to find the picture Rose took of the sign at the bank reading -50F. It isn's a digital picture, so then I have to digitize it, and post it. Drat. Such work these children are. And they even expect warm weather. Sigh.
Wow. Very cold. In our Atlanta winter today I went for a walk in a short-sleeved t-shirt and pants. I guess all the cold we're not having here is joining you up there! Stay warm.
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