1/5/14
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| Yoshino cherry tree |
I have had enough of this weather.
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| Arizona desert |
Almost makes me want to return to the heat and sunshine of Arizona where the sun shines 85% of the time.
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| backyard deck |
We have had single digit temperatures at night, and it has been in the teens for a couple of days. The side streets are sheets of ice. When I was walking the dog yesterday, a car coming toward us started to skid. It spun completely around back and forth across the road a couple of times while heading straight toward us. I ran, dragging the dog way into a neighbor's yard. Luckily, the driver got control of the car just at the edge of the yard and was able to bring it to a stop.
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| back yard |
We were lucky we only had about four inches of snow. here. But the weather forecasters are predicting a much worse cold snap come Tuesday. Temperatures are supposed to be colder than they have been in about 40 years. I was reading in the paper that Lake Michigan has ice and should freeze over. I can remember about 40 years ago living in the Chicago area shortly after my husband and I were married. We lived there during one of the coldest decades they had there in a long time. I can remember Lake Michigan freezing over every winter, and people could walk and skate out on the ice.
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| the beach |
Fortunately, my family and I are escaping to the warmth and sunshine of Ft. Myers beach in two weeks. I can't wait. Happy New Year to all!
