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Christmas Day was beautiful, quite unlike the cold, windy conditions that have hit Central Florida as the arctic blasts came through! We are still much better off than most of the country, but it's been pretty nippy here for folks who aren't used to it, that's for sure! No snow yet, which is a good thing. It has snowed before, though it's almost a freak event when that happens. It's surprisingly chilly, though, and because of the dampness and wind, can actually feel colder at the same temperatures than it feels up north.
When I was 17, I went to NY for Christmas to visit my father. He and my half sister picked me up at Kennedy airport and I was wearing a fake fur coat. She asked where I got it, and I said, "Florida". She didn't believe me! It actually felt warmer in NY than back home, and it was the same temp. Lots of reasons for that- poor insulation, single pane windows, ceiling fan forced heat, coastal winds, etc. When it does get cold here, it really feels chilly. The wind chill often makes it feel at least 10-20 degrees cooler than it actually is. Still beats the sub zero readings some of you are getting!
I can only recall a couple of times that the wind chill made it feel colder than zero here. Years ago, I delivered pizza for a living. I had a delivery to a local motel, and parked out back by the ocean. There were snow flurries over the water and icicles hanging from the railings! One other time, when I was in my early 20's, I had planned to have a garage sale. Of course, that January we had record lows, and it was about -9 with wind chill! I was stuck out in the garage freezing my patooties off for three days straight, and I also went on a motorcycle ride with a friend, and thought I was going to freeze to death! Even my bones seemed to freeze. I couldn't get warm for days!
Fortunately for us Floridians, these things happen very seldom. Although we had record low HIGHS this week, breaking a record that stood since 1942, it's still nowhere near what the rest of the country is going through, and we're already warming into the 60's today. Still LOOKS like winter, though- grey and gloomy.
I prefer the Christmas views. :-)
I'm going to be honest, I don't like pics of myself at all. I do however, love this photo as to what it represents. My husband snapped this of me in early December.
For almost a year I'd been wanting to show at a monthly ArtWalk event in downtown Jacksonville. I FINALLY did it!! It felt great to get my act together, I used to do 3-4 shows a year, but due to financial constraints it's taken a back seat. I'm really proud of my hand painted cameras and up-cycled (thrift) frames. And we braved under 30 degree temps to suffer for one's art! ha!
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