Sunday, December 13, 2015
White Christmas
As we are approaching Christmas time, it feels as though the weather is getting warmer and warmer. Although it is not rare for it to not snow at this point in the year, it feels wrong to go skiing in a tshirt in almost the middle of December. Personally, I would not mind if this trend of not-so-cold weather stayed for a while, as it means less shoveling and that I do not have to do track workouts in the field house. However, according to accuweather, the high for December 25th is 52 degrees, which would bring a strangely warm Christmas. As much as I want warmer weather for the winter time, the feeling of comfort from being inside a warm house within a bitter cold environment is a huge part of the greatness of Christmas and we need snow to cover the leafless trees so that New England can be pretty again. Then again, we should enjoy being able to go outside without a winter jacket, because in the middle of February, when it gets below zero degrees, many will be wishing that spring comes as soon as possible.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
There is nothing more magical than a white Christmas, but the Charm of snow certainly wears off quickly. I am enjoying the warm weather right now but one of my favorite things to do is to play pond hockey with my friends and you can't do that when it is in the mid 50s everyday.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing more magical than a white Christmas, but the Charm of snow certainly wears off quickly. I am enjoying the warm weather right now but one of my favorite things to do is to play pond hockey with my friends and you can't do that when it is in the mid 50s everyday.
ReplyDeleteWow, it just so happens that I did go skiing in a tshirt yesterday, perhaps I was your inspiration for this post. I completely agree with you, Christmas in New Enlgand is supposed to be white. Of course I need snow for much different reasons(SKIING!), but even a light dusting on christmas morning is enough. I think the lack of snow has really affected the holiday spirit. All the decorations look out of place on these brown, dead lawns. We need snow.
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty depressing that it is so warm out. Winter is my favorite atmosphere that the weather provides, and it is disheartening that we have not received any snow. Statistically, we have a white Christmas less than 50% of the time, but it still feels wrong for it to be this warm.
ReplyDelete