This is -30.8 C, for those outside the United States.
Only the brave throw back the colors to face the day without complaint, when your thermometer reads that low. In upstate New York, we wonder at people who deal with these temperatures for much of the winter, and admire them. Then we go back to complaining about the weather.
At my house, it was only -8 F (-22 C). It hasn't been that cold for us, we figure, in about 15 years.
Spring, right now, is invisible. But soon, sap will start to flow in the trees again. The tips of their branches will glow with a bright red. If we are fortunate, we will have a good maple syruping season as March progresses.
But for now, the only signs of spring are those singing birds.
The rest of nature is still locked in ice and snow.
One day it will be spring, but not just yet.
What is your weather like today?
Alana,
ReplyDeleteSigns of spring have been emerging here in Nebraska, too. Folks are uber grumpy; shoppers at Wal-Mart cluster around the seed displays; everybody is hungry for greens and fresh fruit; and yes, a few songbirds have been passing through. Every time I'm outside and hear that sweet sound--a wild bird singing--I pause and savor the thought of warmer weather. Our weather has been bitter cold, too, but this morning it's already 30 degrees. But tonight's low is 5, so we're not packing the woolies away just yet.
I love your photos. And I hope you didnt venture out into the cold for too long to take those! Stay warm..
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ReplyDeleteGreat post! Always enjoy reading :) There are some beautiful wonders of a below zero sunrise......thank you for sharing!
Those rhododendrons don't look too happy in your photo. The coldest I remember growing up was -20: the only time Johnson Ciy closed schools because of cold. Not out of concern for us students, but because half the bus fleet was frozen.
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