It's been darned cold here for 2 full days now and it's making us very unhappy. Aren't we spoiled? If we were back home in Canada and had temperatures like this we'd think we were having a heat wave.
It's a hoot to see Floridians wearing parkas and toques when the temperatures get below 60 degrees (I think that might be about 15 degrees celcius). Their bodies have become so accustomed to warm or hot weather that they feel the cold faster than northerners. Snowbirds are afflicted with the same inability to tolerate cold so we groan right along with the true southerners.
When we have a frost warning all the residents get out their old sheets and cover bedding plants and potted plants to keep them alive. The park looks as though everyone is laying their sheets on the ground to dry. The first time I actually saw this done was in New Brunswick and I couldn't figure out why anyone would do this. Now I know. It works very well to keep the plants just warm enough to survive if the temperatures go below freezing for a few hours.
It's supposed to warm up today into the mid 60's and then into the mid 70's tomorrow. This is winter in Florida and we learn to adjust. The one thing that is almost a constant is a sunny, blue sky and that lifts our spirits as much as the warm air. I think I could stand a full, frigid winter as long as the sun shone.
1 comment:
Hello? did you not read that the snot is freezing in our noses! We also have had a few days of cold...but ours is really cold.
hugs and kisses anyway,
Kimmy
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