Don't stand under trees unless you're willing to risk big snow lumps falling on your head.
Be careful of frozen bodies of water. They may, like the river below, not be frozen but just full of slush (they are trying to lull you into a false sense of security. Their favorite past-time is giving people hypothermia, I'm sure of it).
If you want to stay warm, you have to build an igloo. Don't worry, our igloos are high-tech: we've got electricity so you won't miss any of your favorite shows.
**The advice here is an exaggeration. It's not that bad. Usually.
How do you survive your climate?
How do I survive? By reading blog posts like this. Nice igloo!
ReplyDeleteWell... I ride an elephant to the supermarket so that I can get cat food for my pet lion.
ReplyDeleteSince we're exhaggerating. ;-P
Actually, right now the climate along the eastern portion of the States isn't much different than what you've shown here.
ReplyDeleteI handle it by staying indoors as much as humanly possible. I'm a summer baby. Winter sucks!
Move to San Antonio. And then stay inside (where the air conditioning is) from June to September.
ReplyDeleteFunny! Our summers are very humid - I survive by staying inside with the AC.
ReplyDeleteHaving lived in Minnesota for years I can relate. I never understood what possessed people to drive on the lake with their car. I don't care how damn cold it is that just sounds nuts!
ReplyDeleteHeh, reminds me of the years I lived in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The seasons there are Not Warm, Humid, Cold and Blizzard. Great pics, btw.
ReplyDeleteYour winter looks so intense! I have a friend who fell in the Charles river because she decided it would be a good idea to cross it when it was "frozen." Not a good idea AT ALL. She was okay, though.
ReplyDeleteOur winters aren't that extreme in the midwest, just a little annoying with snow and sometimes negative wind chills. Hope you are staying warms. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures! You made winter look lovely (though still pretty cold!).
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures. Poor grandpa.
ReplyDeleteI just stepped into an icy slush pile this morning - my shoe was soaked.
ReplyDeleteCanada is beautiful, but I always wondered how people cope with winter up there! :)
ReplyDeleteI read "Be careful of frozen bodies in the water". It was a weird 30 seconds of confusion. I really couldn't think of any reason that should be a normal occurrence anywhere!
ReplyDeleteSweaters. Warm coats. boots.
ReplyDeleteAh, yes... I've ended up looking like grandpa... Though it even happens WALKING. In fact it might happen in about half an hour... (when I walk home from work). Michigan isn't so far from Canada, after all... stock up on cocoa. That's what I have to say...
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful pictures! But cold looking! I'm headed into UNFAMILIAR COLD WEATHER territory soon, and I'm both excited and frightened. Haha.
ReplyDeleteUh, so I always feel a mix of smug and bad for being smug when I say this, but my climate is super temperate. I'm from southern California, so seasons are like mild versions of everyone else's. Well, except summer. It gets pretty freaking hot, but at least it's dry heat (augh humidity!). That's easily remedied by AC, swimming, and icy treats.
Thank goodness our winter hasn't been that bad! We had one day of snow where I was trapped in my house for four days! But that is also just because I am a weenie when it comes to driving in the snow and I also got stuck for four and a half hours that day.
ReplyDeleteSomeone needs to invent roads that melt snow on impact.
It rains A LOT where I live and I survive by having a bright yellow slicker and obnoxiously green rubber boots with flowers drawn on the toes to wear when I walk the dogs. Yes, I am PERPETUALLY DAMP, but at least my clothes are cheerful!
ReplyDeleteGrabbing a blanket and curling up on the couch with a good book and a mug of hot cocoa!
ReplyDeleteI looked oddly like your Grandpa yesterday after I walked home from work! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the pics... great post.
ReplyDeleteOn the bright side it will be over in a month or so.
Thx
Super pictures, Melissa!
ReplyDeleteIt was great here yesterday. It warmed up to 28. I didn't even need a coat when I went to the gym.
Here in Melbourne, Australia, it topped 100F today. We survive by closing all the doors and windows and drawing the blinds to keep the cool air inside the house. We lay in a mammoth store of popsicles and stay lazy all day. Then when dusk falls, we venture out to swim in the pool and we eat a little. Heatstroke and sunburn are too much to risk!
ReplyDeleteThat snow is so pretty! I live in Texas and this weekend it's been 70 degrees. This is unusual, but I'm enjoying every minute of it!
ReplyDeleteHow do I survive my climate? By keeping out of the floods, laughing at cyclones and cranking up the air-con for a bit of relief. It was so refreshing to see your snow pics.
ReplyDeleteAlso read you previous posts - I hope you've settled into your homeowork and worked out a schedule which you can live with. All the best!
Denise :)
Ahhh.. Winter.. noooo... whyyyy.... I know.. I hate it, can you tell?
ReplyDeleteYou know.. I keep telling people that with each passing year, I'm finding the winters more and more difficult to cope with, but I used to love them!
These are beautiful pictures though - I love to "observe" winter from afar ;)
melissa... i left beautiful bc for beautiful nova scotia... so familiar with snow conditions coast to coast ;) lol
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty images! Winter can be a wonderful time of the year. I handle it by dressing warm like crazy...and taking pictures.
ReplyDeleteI want an igloo! And I want it now. We haven't had ANY snow this winter. Wait. I sound like I'm bragging...
ReplyDeleteThis snow looks so beautiful!! (I'm writing from the currently sweltering southern tip of Africa...)
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