Brrrr, It's Cold

September 18, and I finally turned the heat back on. We had a few warm days so far this month, but Fall is really digging in its heels. I don't think we broke 6°C today. I sent my daughter to school inadequately dressed for the weather. We didn't realize how cold it was until we were running to catch her bus. I probably wasn't the only parent guilty of this. The weather report said it was going to be warmer, but it was downright miserable out there.

Tonight it is supposed drop down to around 0°C. We've already had frost (Sept. 10), but with all the rain, I am worried we might get ice. Seriously, snow could have been a possibility, if it weren't supposed to clear up. A month ago we were still in the sweltering heat of summer. September comes around, and it's all over so suddenly.

We rarely get to experience the gradual cooling off period of a temperate autumn. I loved Septembers in Vancouver. It was usually one of the best months of the year. The rainy weather had not yet socked in. We still had sunny, somewhat warm days. I used to go camping, or on kayak trips in September in B.C. We were spoiled last year in Sudbury, with an unusually warm ninth month. Not so much this year. Fall is here, and Winter is just around the corner.

Any bets on whether this is going to be a mild winter, or a cold one? You'd think having grown up in Manitoba, I'd be used to bitter, cold winters. My biggest problem is that I have Reynaud's. My hands go bone white, and lose circulation when I get cold. It takes a lot of movement to get blood flow back into my digits. Winter is not my favourite season. I am going to have to start wearing mitts soon.

Oh well, only six more months until Spring. Three more months until the days start getting longer, and then we start all over again.

 

 

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