My Thermos

As I was walking to the garage this morning, the silence of suburbia was shattered by some noisy geese flying overhead.

I'm not sure why they were still here (if I was to fly south for the winter, I would have left weeks ago) but they were making a horrible racket.

Not speaking goose (or duck, or whatever...) I'm not sure what they were trying to say but it was loud and sounded important - sort of like this:



For a moment I closed my eyes and imagined they were gulls. I thought of being warm and by the ocean (probably inspired by Kelly's recent photos) for just a moment before the cold and wind snapped me back to reality.

Perhaps there is something to that flying to warmer climates idea after all...

SB

Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath, for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

It is now officially winter in Chicago (unofficially of course until the 21st). This morning we had snow and when I ran out to the store this evening the streets were either a solid sheet of ice or a soupy dirty mess - quite fun either way. The temperature has been dropping steadily for weeks and has been frigid the last few days (note to self - I really need to find my gloves.)

I'm really not a fan of winter or cold weather - which of course makes Chicago the perfect place for us to live. Actually, I'm not a big fan of hot weather or humidity either - again making Chicago perfect. I guess it's the highs and lows that are the issue. I much preferred the weather in Colorado - sure we got a bit of snow but it melted quickly and there were well over 300 days a year of sunshine.

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