After a mild fall it appears winter is back with a vengeance. Yesterday was in the -40Fs. This morning's temperature was a robust -54F. Needless to say that's cold in anybody's book. Vehicles frequently fail to start even when plugged in. Running equipment just stops operating in its tracks. Snow squeaks underfoot and ice groans on the lakes and rivers. Wildlife hunkers down and the world becomes a very still and silent place in the deep boreal forest. Even the driven actions of modern people turn from commerce and industry to that of warmth and survival.
The night sky is so crystalline clear it looks like you can stir the heavens with a curiously extended hand.
One of the things that makes this place such a special and endearing spot to live.
For folks who have never experienced really deep cold, rest assured that the world fundamentally changes at 86 degrees below the freezing point of water.
The night sky is so crystalline clear it looks like you can stir the heavens with a curiously extended hand.
One of the things that makes this place such a special and endearing spot to live.
For folks who have never experienced really deep cold, rest assured that the world fundamentally changes at 86 degrees below the freezing point of water.
1 comment:
Beautiful! That's what made living in Minnesota fun for this California girl - watching how life changes when the mercury plummets.
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