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[rejectomorph]

I think that true winter has arrived. There were hours of cloud-scattered moonlight, the dim world revealed as by an unending gloaming, and then the sky turned darker, and appeared to have frozen over. This is the coldest night yet this year. It's like being in a giant air bubble trapped under the surface of a frozen lake.

Standing on the porch, I heard what I thought to be deer hooves approaching. The sound passed up the block, but seemed too soft. Then I heard voices. The deer were Speaking! But no, it was a pair of early runners out in the icy dark of six o'clock. They carried no lights. Either they had very good night vision, or they were very sure of their route.

The weather box on my Lycos page said that Los Angeles would be colder than San Francisco tonight, and only six degrees warmer than here. Strange year.

oldefool is quite old. Older than me. I like his user icon.

Six blankets, for the first time this year.

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[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

I agree. For the first time in a long time I've had the pleasure of watching snow fall on more than one occasion in one season. The dusting that we got in RI a few days ago was perfect. Frosting naked trees, gutters and eaves without any shoveling.

I miss the weight of my grandmothers quilts, but I gotta tell you this 100% silk comforter I bought in china (it's stuffed with silk fibers) is warmer than the layers of quilts I used to swaddle myself in.

[rejectomorph]

Mmm, silk comforter. My mom could use one of those. She has back trouble and gets weighed down by all the blankets she has to use this time of year.

[jourdannex.livejournal.com]

Windy and cold it is here. I cannot even imagine jogging in this cold weather. Okay, I can't imagine jogging at all. :)

[rejectomorph]

The mountaineers are more accustomed to cold. Between Christmas and New Year's Eve, there will always be a night when the rustic health club a few hundred feet from my house will open its outdoor pool, and I'll stand on my porch wearing six layers of clothing and hear people splashing and yelping far into the chill, dark hours. It's the local equivalent of the polar bear club event in San Francisco, when everybody goes into the Pacific on New Year's Day.

I'll bet the pool at the health club is heated, though, so they only freeze on the way too and from (especially from.)