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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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Yesterday was a "crappy weather" day along the Texas Gulf Coast.  Fog, drizzle, wind and temperatures in the 50's.

Still, we got out and walked our beach circuit a couple of times, getting in six miles of outdoor activity.  I enjoyed watched the seabirds feast at low tide, congregating for supper at the edge of the surf.

 


At home, it was not an outdoors kind of day, despite sunny skies.


No regrets.  Fresh black drum fillets and salad for dinner.



Comments

greg said…
Maybe not Chamber of Commerce weather along the coast, but it could always be worse. Mom in Michigan told me this morning that they got about 7" of snow recently. Not the sort of conditions that give me a warm-fuzzy!
John said…
Julia is a cross country skier and enjoys the snow. She doesn't love the -20 temps that came after that snowfall. I'm reading about power outages up your way with all of the ice accumulation.

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