How’s the weather?

[The Masked Shadow]

Nice weather. I went to the beach yesterday. It was 50 degrees, but it’s still a fun time. It’s sunny out. The fish tanks outside read 55 degrees and 52 degrees.

 

[esoxlucius]

It was the winter solstice yesterday which means days start getting longer now by roughly 3 minutes per day. Summer's just around the corner! Lol.

 

[Friller2009]

It’s been getting pretty damn wild here in Sydney. One day it was raining and storming, the next we get some heatwaves.
Upwards of 36 and probably 27 degrees on a “cold” day.
Climate change is weird.

 

[Deadeye]

It was the winter solstice yesterday which means days start getting longer now by roughly 3 minutes per day. Summer's just around the corner! Lol.

Can’t wait! I don’t know how you can like winter.

 

[jjohnwm]

It was the winter solstice yesterday which means days start getting longer now by roughly 3 minutes per day. Summer's just around the corner! Lol.

And not a moment too soon!

Up at the jobsite, we currently "enjoy" less than 7 hours of daylight each day. And, although I'm home for a couple weeks now basking in a balmy -13C, up at work...well, they're currently at -32C, with a windchill of -42C. Thank goodness they only have a very mild 7kph wind, instead of the much more typical 20-30kph breezes.

Can't wait to get back up there...

Our weekly ice fishing trips are due to start in early January!

 

[jjohnwm]

Can’t wait! I don’t know how you can like winter.

You learn to like it when you have no other choice...you achieve a state aptly referred to by Pink Floyd as "comfortably numb"...

I must admit there are times that I wish I had chosen an alternate landing site when I first approached this planet...

 

[The Masked Shadow]

wow! That is chilly!

 

[esoxlucius]

Can’t wait! I don’t know how you can like winter.

I don't like winter! I love summer, but unfortunately in blighty our summers are short to non existent, and not much warmer than the winter, lol.

My ideal climate, if I could chose somewhere else to live, would probably be the type of year round weather you get in California or Florida. That would be nice.

 

[jjohnwm]

I don't like winter! I love summer, but unfortunately in blighty our summers are short to non existent, and not much warmer than the winter, lol.

My ideal climate, if I could chose somewhere else to live, would probably be the type of year round weather you get in California or Florida. That would be nice.

While I enjoy a warm southern vacation in the middle of winter just as much as the next guy...and I often wish that summer were a bit longer...I would never want to give up the changing seasons.

 

[esoxlucius]

While I enjoy a warm southern vacation in the middle of winter just as much as the next guy...and I often wish that summer were a bit longer...I would never want to give up the changing seasons.

As you may be aware I'm a keen cyclist. I like to set myself an annual minimum target of about 4000km. Riding in the rain, wind and cold is brutal but in the UK such rides are hard to avoid!

I can only imagine how many annual kilometers I'd be able to do if I lived in a better climate. This year I completed my target by the beginning of October, but haven't been out since!!! The indoor turbo trainer is no substitute for getting out.

I must admit the picture postcard winter scenes are very nice and all but my aging bones and love for cycling only leave me with one thing to say.....BAH HUMBUG!