Old Man Winter Showed Up Today

@Marilynda1225 It turned out pretty good here yesterday but today will be brutal - high of maybe 35 with lots of wind this afternoon...burrrrrr I'm staying inside.

@AbbyGreenhill I"m starting to get ready to hunker down for winter and spending more time inside too. I"m adding to my "to read" pile of books and of course more time to spend here

@abbygreenhill the sun made it seem so much warmer than it really was and all in all it wasn't a bad day.

@Marilynda1225 I can certainly understand that one, as I don't like a lot fo snow either. My ex husband lives in Vancouver, WA, and they have snow with ice on top, so his weather is much worse than mine, however, I see ice on my driveway, as we have a winter weather advisory. It isnt doing anything right now, that I can see, so maybe we won't get anymore freezing rain. It is supposed to warm up into the 40's so it will trun to all rain then.

@rosekill I can deal with a dusting or an inch or two of snow. It's when it gets to be measured in feet that I can't deal with it

here there is no snow so its good atmosphere for walk so i am daily going for it as this kind of atmosphere not come daily and i really enjoyed it with my friends..

@Marilynda1225 We do not want him back, so you are welcome to him.

@Asylum thanks but I'll pass on old man winter and pay him forward

@asylum brrrrrr glad he's at home there and I'm not looking to steal him from you

@ladyduck having winter is inevitable but I almost had my doubts the past two months

@Marilynda1225 I also thought we were not going to have winter, but finally it's here. It has snowed all the night, today we have a few inches.

@ivyparkgirl Here in the south we never have more than a couple of feet, but in the north Switzerland they can get 5 feet during one night.

@garymarsh I don't think I could adjust to blooming cold weather like Barry.

@just4him with winter being so willy nilly I haven't even thought about my winter coat, hat or gloves. Guess it's time to get ready

@just4him with the winters being so warm I never thought to put gloves on my Christmas list

@Marilynda1225 I need to buy some new gloves.

@Marilynda1225 I woke up this morning in Va. with snow on the car, it is getting colder. lol

Pretty soon you'll be in your bathing suit and telling us all about how nice and warm it is in Florida. We'll still be complaining about the cold

@Marilynda1225 And that is the way that I feel because we had to drive on Christmas day and the direction that we go is into "snow country" as we call it, but we didn't have any worries as it was balmy and warm. But now, reality seems to be setting in.

@juliaacv I'm very happy to have gotten this far without any snow. It was nice to spend the holidays without worrying if snow would interfere with my family traveling. Now that it's over, I'm ok with a few inches of snow but not feet

@simone10 I'd be perfectly happy to skip both Jan & Feb and go straight to spring too

@Marilynda1225 That sounds really good right about now.

@amadeo so much sunshine today was wonderful. I don't remember a whole day of sun in a long time

@Marilynda1225 Before moving to Florida 18 months ago, we lived in Bushkill,, Pennsylvania and I sometimes miss the weather up there. I can't say I miss the snow shoveling etc but I did like the seasons.

@boiboing hope you can hold off winter for awhile. Can you cover your plants to keep them alive?

@irenevincent seems the older I get the less I like winter. I'm starting to understand why so many seniors go to Florida for the winter

@IreneVincent Here in Pennsylvania we get much colder and harsher winters. Last winter we had so much snow in two months that I felt trapped inside the house. Virginia sounds much better when it comes to not having severe winters

@Marilynda1225 The problem with Florida is that it gets too hot in the summer. Here in Virginia, we do have cold seasons and hot seasons, but they don't stick around for a long time USUALLY. We've not had it cold this year yet, but it's supposed to be really cold on Tuesday and then warm back up again. That's the way it usually goes. So, I just stay inside if it's too hot or too cold and wait for the weather to change. Last winter it stayed cold for a long time and I hated it. Recently it rained for nine straight days and that got on my nerves, but the weather here is very tolerable for the most part.

@judyev as much as I complain about the winters I do like the change of seasons.

Without winter coming early to Colorado I guess the skiers would be disappointed

@paiinonslate hope you can get to your destination safely without any snow to hinder your trip