A woman feeding birds from her frozen porch in Hull, Mass. The town, about 20 miles southeast of Boston, is located on a peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and Boston Harbor.
Posted on 01/24/2005 3:39:13 PM PST by saquin
A woman feeding birds from her frozen porch in Hull, Mass. The town, about 20 miles southeast of Boston, is located on a peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and Boston Harbor.
Check out this pic! Is it that cold where you are? :)
We've got a little Jack Russell that usually only walks in the trails made by our big Lab-mix dog.
Today he decided to blaze his own trails, bounding like a rabbit. It was a very funny sight as the snow is like powder. He'd appear, disappear, appear, disappear...You get the picture, I'm sure.
What in the world is that woman doing out there? You know, she could be frozen to the porch! Yikes.
This says it all!!!
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Believe it or not, Joe, saquin's statement above makes perfect sense to me. I may change my mind someday when I'm older, but for now: I'm with you, saquin! :-)
GASP!!!!! :)
That sure is pretty, looking at it via my computer.
Believe it or not, Joe, saquin's statement above makes perfect sense to me.
No problemo, enjoy the ice and freezing cold. Here's hoping you get some more, so you wont get depressed.
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Count me in too! I lived in Los Angeles for three years, and the worst thing about it was the weather. I couldn't stand the constant sun and same warm temperature every day. It was depressing. The only break you get is from about mid-February to mid-March, when it cools off a bit and finally rains. In my entire time there, I never once had to turn on the heat. I so missed that wonderful, northern freshness in the air.
And another thing -- in warm places, things never die. Like bugs. And dog fleas. They never have an "off season." And then there's that smelly staleness that comes from things constantly growing and never dying off. There's a reason life expectancies are longer in cold climates!
A few months of winter weather is fine by me... then I'm happy to move onto the next season...
;-)
Norm Abram has made a fortune from it...
...and then there was this carpenter in Nazareth....
;)
Ugh, I know what you mean. I live in the woods and it gets pretty buggy here by late summer. I'm always happy when we get that first frost around Halloween when all the bugs disappear, as if by magic!
And then there's that smelly staleness that comes from things constantly growing and never dying off.
Ooo, that's weird... I can't imagine what that must be like. My husband is a Californian - He's not overly fond of winter, but definitely enjoys this "off season" for yard work! :-)
Hull is on a sliver of a peninsula on Boston Harbor.
My friends swore they couldn't smell anything stale, but then they were all from southern California! To me, it smelled a bit like vegetables just starting to go bad.
Exactly. It's all about the seasons. What's so exciting about the flowers blooming if they're always blooming?
What I love is just when you're really getting tired of winter, Spring comes, the flowers open, you get that spring smell in the air. Then summer and heat and shorts and swimming. And just when you've had enough of that, Fall comes (I love Fall) and you get the crunch of fallen leaves under your feet and you feel that first chill in the air. Then winter comes just in time for the holiday season and you get to listen to all the wintery Christmas songs in a climate that actually matches the lyrics. :-) I love the "cocooning" aspect of winter. I get a few months where there's no pressure to be outside "doing something". You get to enjoy the coziness of being inside with the fireplace, a hot chocolate and a good book. And just when you've had enough of that.... Spring comes again.
I don't think I could ever live anywhere that doesn't have those four seasons.
Yeah, it's pretty depressing BBQing and looking at our roses blooming in January, playing frisbee with the dog, and driving along the coast. I only wish I could take 15 minutes layering up on the clothing, just to walk out to the frozen, snow covered car so I can drive 10 mph through ice covered roads and brown snow.
It's so depressing! Maybe we'll get lucky, and get a few ice storms here in Cal this winter. If not, I'll just have to open the freezer door, and stare in envy.
To each his own. You're happy with where you are and that's fine. But it's not for everybody. My brother moved out to L.A. a couple of years ago and he hates the weather. He especially hates Christmas-time. He's envious whenever he hears we've had snow. He hates the lack of seasons. If you're happy with it that's fine but the rest of us aren't lying when we say it would depress us.
Now that you mention it, I know what smell you're referring to. I've been to CA (southern and northern) enough times, and at all times (seasons?) of the year. Yes, it's a vegetable-like smell.
BTW, every time we go to CA to visit my husband's relatives - who are smart, accomplished people - they always feel compelled to discuss why he and I are not as TAN as they are. I kid you not. As a born and bred northeasterner, I find this to be very bizarre...
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