December 10, 2007
Loving Winter on ILM
Yeah it's a little cold. Ok, it's a lot cold, but not all that different from living in South Burlington, VT. The biggest difference is that we are still figuring out all the places that aren't sealed well enough for a home in Vermont, whereas the condo was very well sealed (except some of the windows). Other than that, it's amazing here.
We got about 8 inches of snow last week, most of which is still all over the ground. Most of the time, we would get snow in SoBu and it would only stay on the grassy areas. It's pretty much the same here except the grassy areas go from a postage stamp sized plot of grass to all of our property. Barring a 40 degree day in the next few weeks, we are essentially guaranteed a white Christmas.
This morning after Trevor got on the bus, I took a walk around some of the fields. The remaining tall grass is light brown and laying down under the weight of the snow. The old farm equiptment still left in the fields is starting to be exposed and is covered with a light layer of the white stuff, and the ground crunches beneath your feet. Before seven in the morning, the number of cars coming down the street is almost zero now that all of the snowbirds are gone for the year. I stood out there and had a cup of coffee, standing silently and just taking it all in. Loving it. :)
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