Brrrr!!! It's Cold Outside!

So, it is cold outside. We have had three days of sunshine in a row, and the lack of clouds has allowed all of the heat to bleed back out into space and, day by day, the temperature has dropped. It is currently 8º Fahrenheit out there. With winds gusting up to 45 mph, with the occasional 60 mph, the wind chill factor is -35º.

Cold. Darned cold. Here in Juneau winter averages in the low 30s, so this is very cold. And it is very cold early, since we get our coldest in mid to late January. The weather has done this only three years since I've been here. January of 2005. And one year in the mid-90s. None of us really have clothes for it, since this isn't interior Alaska. Nor are our homes really insulated for it. But, we can layer and sit under blankets and be quite cozy.

Sunday I didn't get dressed, but I did put a t-shirt nightgown on under my flannel nightie and terry robe. And sat under a blanket. And drank hot ginger tea instead of ice water.

I love the sound of the wind and the blue, blue sky is a cheerful sight. But even my feet felt cold when I stepped out to get the newspaper. Brrr.

Snow Miser courtesy Rankin Bass Studios.