We woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of rain. It was pouring. My iphone didn’t let me know there’d be rain. It told us of a wind advisory. Back in California, the rain was intense. Record rainfall throughout the Southland with road closures and mud slides. I guess I’m lucky to be in Arizona.
I hid under a pile quilts and listened to the rain. It was a wonderful feeling. There’s nothing like the sound of rain when you’re tucked safely and warmly in bed. My husband had opened up the sliding glass door with the screen door closed so we could hear the rain. He also put the cover on the ping pong table at midnight.
This morning I’m freezing. It’s in the 30s and I decided for the first time in several years to forgo my morning walk. I bundled up to attempt the walk, but I couldn’t do it. It has to warm up later today, right? I wore my warm leggings. A fleece vest. A jacket. And I was still too cold to walk. I’m cold to the bone.
I hate being cold. I don’t do cold. Thankfully we put styrofoam cups on our cacti before this cold front came in.
The sun is out today and it’s bright and sunny, but cold. It must be my 30-plus years of desert living that makes me intolerant to cold weather.
I’m dreaming of our Christmas week at the beach. Of course, I’m picturing a summer day at the beach and not a winter one. We may be inside there, too. I used to say in Palm Springs that there were only a few days of good weather. That it was either too hot or too cold.
What is your favorite weather? Do you mind the cold? Or, is a change of weather something you look forward to?
I despise cold. That is why my Ass retired in West Central Florida. The Army put me in some of the coldest spots on earth (including a 90 day stint on the Ross ice shelf at the Base of Mt. Erebus, and North Alaska for an exercise called “Brim Frost”). When I lived in Sierra Vista (South of Tucson), it rarely got cold. I think with AZ, Interstate 10 is the weather line…North of it gets damn cold, South of it, not so much.
I envy you in FL. Yes, we’re north of the 10 in the hills with an elevation of 3,000. That makes it colder. Ross ice shelf sounds freezing cold.
Average temp during that time of year was -40. That surpassed “butt-ass cold” by- 20 degrees. The wife and I (Cupcake) narrowed our choices to retire down to two places: West Central Florida and Southern Arizona (Bisbee, Tombstone, Huachuca City area). In the end, The Gulf of Mexico won out.
I don’t mind mild or even moderate cold. But not freezing temps
We went from the 80s to the 40s in a week and it feels terribly cold.
Oh I can imagine
I love the change of seasons after the initial adjustment, even though I complain about the weather when it happens :)..
Weather is easy to complain about. Especially when it’s too hot where I live.
Not a fan of cold either. Give me warm, warm, warm. This past week has been the worst in a while and Benny and I get soaked on our walks. I have gloves and a hat and warm puffy rain jacket. I’m going to add a scarf too. I have to walk to let the dog go to the bathroom so I at least have to get out there twice a day.
My son drove his car through a puddle that was deeper than he thought and his car won’t start. I heard it was bad up there!
It was for a few days!
Spring and fall. 60s is perfect for me, no humidity
My favorite seasons too. Summer is too hot and winter too cold.
Yup!
Agreed
I love the cold, give me a cozy fire, warm sweater, hot coffee and I’m good. Must be embedded in my DNA? Hot summers are my least favorite time of year! ❄️ C
I like to be outside. I guess that’s why cold weather doesn’t agree with me. A fire and being cozy inside with coffee sounds good.
You must feel energized by the sun! ☀️
So, I used to hate winter, but now I’ve learned to be complacent. That has happened since the pandemic. I’m making an effort to appreciate the beauty of each season more. That, and I hate humidity. My ideal weather in the Midwest, would probably be in the spring.
I like spring before it gets too hot.
You probably have discovered how I feel about cold weather and you may also be a So Cal Weather Wimp after living here for as long as you did. And judging by your location north of I-10 I’m guessing you don’t live near Phoenix or Tucson.
I’m a Palm Springs weather wimp — which is worse than a So Cal weather wimp. I’d freeze at the beach. We are north of Scottsdale with a little elevation. We’re close to Phoenix but have cooler temps.