Polar Vortex

Okay, I have to laugh at the names given to weather. This cold spell is being called Polar Vortex and Arctic Cyclone and whatever. Seriously though, it's just bloody cold. No name needed. Yeah, it's because of the wind and where it came from and blah blah blah, but lets just call it cold.

I also laugh at the people who are shocked by how cold it is. We've (in Southern Ontario) been spoiled over the last few years with our mild winters, but come on, if you were born before 1995 you should at least have some memory of it being like this. This is how I remember winter being. Maybe not THIS cold, but definitely colder than what we've been having.

Right now Michael is at our "summer home" in Saskatchewan and these -25C days (with a windchill of -40) are normal every day temperatures for there, and he works outside. Yeah. Crazy. I call it our "summer home" because I'd have to be insane to go there any time but in the summer. No way am I subjecting myself to that kind of cold on a regular basis.

It certainly is beautiful outside today. The sun is shining brightly and the snow looks (for now) clean and bright. Looks can be deceiving though. I just let the dogs out, and back in again, and having the door opened for those two sets of 20 seconds was enough to scare me back into the house. I'm glad my bathrooms are heated. Poor pups.

Arctic Cyclone 2014
A Photo A Day #7

Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about the weather. I accept it. If need be I have warm clothes to wear should I absolutely have to be outside. However, I don't like the cold, I prefer the hot hot hot summer days, so I just avoid going out and exposing myself to such ridiculous frigidness.

Stay Warm!