Nice! Appreciation from a distance. I get it. ( I feel that way about my ex- husband.)
My old mama was raised in North Dakota. She often said, from her comfy rocking chair in California, "If I never see another flake of snow, I will be forever happy."
Lake Winnipeg and the Red and Assiniboine rivers attract crowds for similar activities- at least, in the years when they are frozen enough to support bodies...
Ahhh yes, one Christmas BM (before marriage) my brothers dog asked to go out five times, each time "nope, no way" until the sixth time - fastest bladder and bowl movements he ever did, no sniffing for the right spot.
Then after third child as a toddler walking around The Forks and rescuing his boots from the spring mud after pulling him out... At least now as a young adult he looks before he leaps.
Mark, you made me think of my ex-wife and her wife, who just got back from a Danube-Rhine trip where their ship visited Christmas markets. They both grew up in PA, but have lived in FL almost two decades. Photos of their trip showed them bundled up against the horrible cold, with temps in the low teens or even approaching zero! 🥶 Took them days to thaw, once they got home. Wonderful trip, nonetheless.
Of course, this was Europe, so temps were in Celsius… 😐
I can't even deal with Texas cold, that's why we are in Florida for the winter…its even chilly here, but not by your standards. If its below 60°, I'm freezing! 😂
I am definitely acclimated to North Carolina. Florida is too humid for me (it’s fine in the “winter”.) I prefer the southwest but it’s too far from family.
I love winter; I love snow.
I did as a kid, but not once I had to work outside in it. 🥶
Nice! Appreciation from a distance. I get it. ( I feel that way about my ex- husband.)
My old mama was raised in North Dakota. She often said, from her comfy rocking chair in California, "If I never see another flake of snow, I will be forever happy."
Snow is great when you are a kid. But not so fun when you have to drive or work on it.
Or shovel your way to the barn to milk the cows. Twice a day. Every day.
As a suburban kid, I can’t say I ever did that, but it doesn’t sound fun. 🐮
I did load airplanes in the snow and drive open air tugs around. Not fun.
Wow- not that different from winter in Manitoba! Of course, we're closer to the pole, but...
I remember tobogganing and scorching hot hot chocolate. Down here they call a ski cap a toboggan. I go “No, it’s a long wooden sled.” 🤣
I think that is a photo of Lake St. Clair, the lake between the Great Lakes Lake Erie and Lake Huron. People drive out on it and go ice fishing.
Lake Winnipeg and the Red and Assiniboine rivers attract crowds for similar activities- at least, in the years when they are frozen enough to support bodies...
Ahhh yes, one Christmas BM (before marriage) my brothers dog asked to go out five times, each time "nope, no way" until the sixth time - fastest bladder and bowl movements he ever did, no sniffing for the right spot.
Then after third child as a toddler walking around The Forks and rescuing his boots from the spring mud after pulling him out... At least now as a young adult he looks before he leaps.
Ah, a winter wonderland, for sure. 🤣
I never did it. Driving on frozen lakes is a little crazy. 🤣
We would go tobogganing on the Red in my childhood, and then we got hot chocolate at a nearby local restaurant that was extremely scalding.
Mark, you made me think of my ex-wife and her wife, who just got back from a Danube-Rhine trip where their ship visited Christmas markets. They both grew up in PA, but have lived in FL almost two decades. Photos of their trip showed them bundled up against the horrible cold, with temps in the low teens or even approaching zero! 🥶 Took them days to thaw, once they got home. Wonderful trip, nonetheless.
Of course, this was Europe, so temps were in Celsius… 😐
Yes. Once you live in the south for a while, you are a wimp regarding the cold. 🤣
I can't even deal with Texas cold, that's why we are in Florida for the winter…its even chilly here, but not by your standards. If its below 60°, I'm freezing! 😂
I am definitely acclimated to North Carolina. Florida is too humid for me (it’s fine in the “winter”.) I prefer the southwest but it’s too far from family.
Yes, being that cold is just unnecessary. 🤣