Not really SAD, but
A lot of people are affected with Seasonal Affective Disorder in Wisconsin. We have many, many days without sun during the winter months. This year, we've had a string of days with heavy fog and unseasonably warm temperatures in the 30's and 40's. Personally, I can't claim that I've ever really felt the effects of SAD, but this year, knowing that we are likely moving west later next year, I've been very impatient and annoyed with Wisconsin weather. Sun trying to fight through the clouds It hasn't helped that my daily routine involves looking at the weather in Fort Collins and Tucson. Their weather has been spectacularly sunny and more pleasant this time of year. So, I haven't been blogging much because not much is going on. I've substituted indoor pickleball for hiking. The trails have been muddy and not much fun. For Christmas, we had my mother, Julia's brother and Allie here. I went and retrieved my mother from Cedar Rapids a...
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My nephew is over there at the Vintage World Champion Snowmobile Derby. This morning, with no prior warning, I got to watch him crash on the Derby's Facebook feed. Yeah, I can think of better ways to start my day - - - (he's OK and back out on the track but with a wife and young daughter now, not to mention a farm to run, you'd think he might give these shenanigans up!)
Snowmobile racing is one of those adrenaline sports that is dangerous but apparently really fun. Crashing brings us all back down to earth. On a much different scale, I get that adrenaline rush when I'm thumbing down on my ATV throttle a bit heavier than I should on my long driveway. Speaking of which, my driveway is over 100 yards long so I don't shovel much snow. I have a plow on the atv for snow removal, and a heavy duty multi-stage snowblower for when the drifts get too high to plow. I take it nice and snow with the plow down on the asphalt. Our region of Wisconsin hasn't had much snow so far this winter, but it's a lot more of winter left. That derby is in Eagle River about three or four hours north of me.