What's getting you through the winter?

Right now we are having our 2 snow fall this year, think it will be a pretty cold winter. During the winter months I like to tie flies since I fly fish, and my wife will do a lot of reading books on her nook. Winter Sucks!

Modding my 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R so I can see what the top speed is once I remove the limiter(186 mph) lol.

It snowed today so I made homemade bread from scratch, and a sausage, potato, and cheese casserole for supper. It was perfect fill-you-up food for the family after being outside playing in the snow and shoveling the driveway most of the day.

I live in Florida. What is winter?




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I live in Florida. What is winter?

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Me and my wife goes every year in feb to Florida....Usually at that time we have temps in the low teens and the high 20's. lol remember last year's trip went to south beach and it was like 50-60 something like that we were hearing people saying it's cold out and putting jackets on, me and my wife were in shorts and short sleeve shirts enjoying the weather! :D

Winter is usually spent in my garage doing woodworking projects. I have a nice heater in there so I stay warm and occupied.

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I can't believe no one has said Bailey's and hot chocolate yet! :D

Winter is great over here in So cal. It never gets below 30F, even at night.
It's usually 59-65 during the day, which is perfect imo! Plus the sun stays out the whole time!
California winter weather is my preferred weather actually. It's lets me dress lazy and it's always cool and refreshing outside ^^


For me, it's more of a "what's getting you though the summer" rather than the winter, summers are miserable, especially when you are trying to sleep ._.

I like the Winter. Living in New England, I grew up wishing I lived somewhere warm and matured into someone who couldn't imagine being anywhere else. The contrast makes each season exceptional and special in its own way. If there were snow all the time it wouldn't feel as rare and special. The same goes for a nice hot Summer day and immersing in cool water, a windy fall day with the leaves crinkling and swirling about with their elaborate colors, or an early spring day where the rain falls tranquilly and the forest is teeming with new life. What gets me through the Winter:

Being able to snuggle under blankets or crank up the heat to hide from the cold
Warm beverages that contain alcohol
Fires - big, roaring, magical fires
Snow coating everything in the forest, the little twinkles of snow that blow off the branches and make the air sparkle like a snow globe
The stillness of the forest and the sound of the wind through frozen trees
Little animal prints in the snow and imagining where they went
Snowballs and Snowmen
SLEDDING
Snowshoeing
Crisp cool air

The list goes on and on....

I experience all of these things both indoors and outdoors. I've been doing a lot of hiking so far and enjoy bundling up to brave the cold. If you think you can't hike in Winter, buy these: http://kahtoola.com/product/microspikes/ . Cabins in the Winter are amazing with a huge pot of wine mulling atop the wood stove. Release from the burden of expectation "it's nice out so I should go DO SOMETHING" vs. "it's cold and snowing and I'm not doing a damn thing."

Winter is awesome. Rediscover it and embrace it. Take all of the things you hate about Winter and find new perspective - they can and are enjoyable.

Nothing. I'm just miserable, lol. We had a high of 6 today.... Iowa is always one extreme or the other, just nonsense.