winter i find a calming season !

Having had my fair share of snow shoveling and driving on black ice, I much prefer mild So Cal winters.

Like most people in the southwestern US, during wintertime when I have a hankering to be in snow or cold weather, I'm able to drive to it in less than three hours. Or to the beach in half an hour.
 
Old Dummy said:
I'm liking winter less and less as I age (just turned 69). But it's more because of how I live -- I heat with wood in the fall and spring, and then coal in coldest several months in between. I used to cut my own firewood but I buy it now instead.

I haul the coal in my pickup, about 1,500 pounds per trip; I make probably four trips over the season. Once I get home I have to shovel it off into a bin. Then carry buckets in every day or two, and empty ashes about as often. It's getting old. I had central heat installed in 2010 (propane) but I rarely use it because it would cost a fortune to keep it as warm as I do with wood/coal. I hate a chilly house.

The upsides: My diet changes radically in the cold weather, getting into more comfort foods. I love to spend hours in the kitchen on the weekends during the winter.

And then the fall chill brings NFL football, which lasts all winter. It's the only TV sport I watch. If it was on during warm weather I would never watch it, as I'm outside most of the time.

And of course the change of scenery from season to season is nice.

My front yard in the fall:


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Same spot on a cold winter morning:

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Another pik of the same spot from my post on page 1:


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I was born and raised in Massachusetts. When I was in the US Navy, I was stationed in Guantanamo, Cuba. There, the weather never changed 80+ in the day, 70 at night. It didn't really matter if it was June or Dec. It was ideal. I hated it it. I missed the seasons changing. I missed the leaves falling. I even missed the blankety blank snow. It's not Xmas when you put up your tree ,wearing shorts.
 
RadishRose said:
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Nice pik, RR. I hope you didn't take that today!
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toffee said:
yes I moan like most people if it gets very cold ' but I dont mind winter really' I find it a calm season -people dont seem so
chaotic' and going at a slower pace' love the fires and smell of wood burning from the chimneys when out walking ' like the idea of fallen snow crunching under foot ' and heavy misty mornings - as it seems to deaden noise...…….but it can cause chaos on the roads too...always liked it even as a kid - this is just about winter nothing else --do u cope ok with it ?
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I find it calming too Toffee. Here's a picture I took while walking alone in a wooded area on Christmas Day in 2011, wonderful feeling. Although I have to say my very favorite season is probably fall.

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SeaBreeze said:
I find it calming too Toffee. Here's a picture I took while walking alone in a wooded area on Christmas Day in 2011, wonderful feeling. Although I have to say my very favorite season is probably fall.
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Gorgeous shot, SB. Was this taken near your home? I do miss the sound-muting silence that snowfall brings.
 
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