Cherry-picking winter
Of course, being up in Quebec in mid-winter is the best time. The snow is dry and fluffy (even in these particularly warm days -- 28°F- 25°F highs for the last couple of days.)
Back in Asheville, the Blue Ridge public radio commentator talked about cold nights tonight, in the mid-20's. Hmm. That's nothing here.
The temperatures will be dropping sharply overnight and for the next couple of weeks. Back to normal, basically. Right now, it's 23°F, but this is the forecast for the next couple of days.
We'll be bringing out the vintage Holubar down parkas for this, for sure, and wrapping ourselves in up in more hefty scarves and face protection.
Driving back in the dark late this afternoon, from the Heritage St. Lawrence English library (I'm a volunteer there), I was wishing that I wasn't on the road, as the snow blew, and trucks passed by. My friend at the library said school had been closed because of the storm for the last two days. She said that was unusual. Interesting.
But all was fine for my return, thanks to the winter tires on my Volvo XC wagon.
The wind is howling outside right now.
Back in Asheville, the Blue Ridge public radio commentator talked about cold nights tonight, in the mid-20's. Hmm. That's nothing here.
The temperatures will be dropping sharply overnight and for the next couple of weeks. Back to normal, basically. Right now, it's 23°F, but this is the forecast for the next couple of days.
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| Not exactly toasty. These are in degrees F. |
Driving back in the dark late this afternoon, from the Heritage St. Lawrence English library (I'm a volunteer there), I was wishing that I wasn't on the road, as the snow blew, and trucks passed by. My friend at the library said school had been closed because of the storm for the last two days. She said that was unusual. Interesting.
But all was fine for my return, thanks to the winter tires on my Volvo XC wagon.
The wind is howling outside right now.
I'm still a little perplexed by your decision to spend winter in Quebec. Is this a sort of seasonal masochism?
ReplyDeleteWell, we love it in the summer, so thought we should see what it’s like in winter (for a month or so). People kept telling us that winter was their favorite time of the year (!) when Tim asked about it (a question he likes to ask while we’re traveling). This afternoon, for example, it’s cold, but bright, and the snow is beautiful. Needless to say, I’m not signing up for the spring thaw!
DeleteWe’re both willing to get out and ski and bundle up, too, which is novel for us. We’ll see what we think at the end of our month or so!