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Sunday, November 7, 2010

From Crunching Leaves to Crunching Flakes

WHEN: Winter 2010
WHERE: United States of America

I am perturbed to say that winter appears to have been taking a foothold on the country recently and even in South Carolina this week.  After a warm October here, November has started out on a very bad (cold) note.  The average high the past six days was 62° and yesterday's high of 59° was the first time the high has not reached 60° in Charleston since March 5.

I had the air on in our condo all last week.  Yesterday it was snowing in the mountains of North Carolina.  Where did the gentle transition formerly known as "fall" go?

I suppose the only saving grace is next week's forecast, expected to be in the mid-70's.  I know it's November, Halloween's passed, and the days are getting shorter, but I cannot bring myself to accept winter when I've only recently come to accept fall.

Nevertheless, I am aware of the calendar and that several states have already dealt with at least one snow storm this season.  While I am not ready to bail on fall, I am preparing my blog for winter.  I have added a few "winter links" (below) on my Seasons page in anticipation of the winter months ahead.  By no means am I committing to winter and will not turn the Seasons page in to a winter landscape just yet.  I have to at least get to Thanksgiving before I can start thinking about winter!







Amidst a very cold day here (57°), I managed to get Stace to go on a walk with me before the sun got too low this afternoon.  Her conditions: 1) wear one of my scarves, and 2) sport as much Hawkeyes gear as possible.  Deal.  Isn't she just adorable?