B.C. by Mastroianni and Hart for January 15, 2021

Summer here in Australia. In my suburb today a very nice 32 degrees Celsius and pretty much the same all week.

South likes it where it is. You’re going to have a hard time getting it to move.

Snow is sometimes good for a little variety. IMO the worst thing one can have are four seasons all the same.

“Life was hell. Then somebody invented the hand-held snow shovel. Now life is REALLY hell. Gotta clear the driveway AGAIN? already”

Perspective is so important. Newly fallen snow can be very beautiful (especially as it clings to trees). Scooping snow can be fun. It can be rewarding to clear the sidewalks and the driveway. Making and throwing snowballs is great when the temperature is just right for packing.

There are worse things than snow storms: hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding , etc. Given a choice, I’ll deal with the occasional big snow with my Husqvarna powered snow blower.

“If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow.”

All very well when you have two good legs, spare a thought for those on crutches in slippery weather, I’m quite happy to stay indoors in this black ice type of weather…

One person’s beauty is another person’s agony!

Yeppers! It is beautiful…!!!!!

Ever wonder how the guy who drives the snowplow gets to the snowplow?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABcckOTVqao

Or this guy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_hjxfBhWzA

Just be happy it’s not this guy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJMBwBUP5CQ

On the other hand good things can happen in the cold. Picture a wide, open to the air, west-facing deck, 35 degree temps, westerly winds 25 to 40 mph, and seven members of a supposedly intelligent species, wearing all the clothes they own, including masks, opening presents just so they could be together on Christmas. That was us and it was a surprisingly joyful and uplifting gathering, the first we had had since the Covid-19 Blues struck. Just proves setbacks are not defeat, they are just re-adjustments in one’s thinking.

I think this guy will help you move the snow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey76ik9RwG8

Chill out, BC.

Looking out from my seaside front porch at the blue/green ocean waters and white sands of northeastern Puerto Rico with a glass of white rum in one hand and a coconut in the other. Temperature 82 degrees F cloudless blue sky. Don’t miss you at all NYC.

This sort of thing is exactly why many animals migrate and lots of them go south for the winter. Leave it to humans to buck the tide.

By the way, when did centigrade become a dirty word and who came up with this “celsius” term?

Winter POVs in a nutshell

Texas has had more snow in one day than we have had so far this winter in my part of Ohio.

Cleveland, OH- I’ts been in the 40’s(F) the last couple of days & dry, today it may rain a bit or snow/rain mix overnight. Most of all I miss the SUN ! We got 10.9 inches of snow a bunch of weeks ago, but by stocking up on snow melt, I’ve prevented any more.

Tennessee was my answer to living in Wyoming…

Yes, Florida with their sink holes, alligators, pythons, and cockroaches.

If you are coming from NYC, Chicago, LA, SF, or WDC you will need a passport visa, public health clearance, and political reeducation.

Notice they never need to dress for the rare cold spells that Zeus gives them and it won’t last long in that unrelenting heat of Hot House Earth.

Easier to invent the door.

She is wearing a sleeveless dress!

Could sure use some of that here in Camarillo, CA, 10 miles from the Pacific ocean. It was 91 deg F yesterday, hottest in the nation (we’ve been hottest twice now in the last few months)! Looks to be the same today and tomorrow. I hate Santa Ana winds!!!

One would be surprised at the people (in Texas, US) that don’t know the seasons are reversed in North-South hemispheres.One that I know of is an elementary school teacher.