This winter has been fairly mild so far and I am looking forward to a real cold snap and some deep snow. I’m pretty much able to handle cold down single digits but since the start of January our temperatures have been in the upper 30s and mid 40s. Not that I really enjoy being cold. In fact, I detest the cold and especially detest wearing coats. I don’t usually wear a coat until the temp dips into the 20s. The only reason I want the cold snap is that we have to have that before spring can come. And, I desperately want spring!

So, I say, get cold fast, stay here a few weeks, and let’s get this thing over with. We need moisture too, so I say let’s have a bunch of snow; enough to get a snow day from work and go sledding or close off the street and turn it into a toboggan run AND get us out of draught mode. I’m ready with my sled and I can’t wait to get started.

Then, then it will finally be time for spring to come. And, unfortunately, not a minute sooner.