Is this the tundra?

Well, when you wake up and it is -15 below zero outside you start to wonder if you have moved to Antarctica. Things are sooooo frozen outside it is incredible. There is actually some beauty in it though. The way smoke pours out of smoke stacks and lingers in the air for longer than normal because it can't disperse as fast as it usually does. I look at that, and at the sun just poking up from the edge of the horizon and think about how warm our houses are and how hot the sun is even though the air is so frigid.

It isn't that hard to manage in weather like this if you have a dependable car and let it warm up before you head out. I have a great vehicle and for that I feel very blessed.

Yeah, you bundle up and go about your business like normal. What else can you do? Hibernate??

Did you know that in California the temps there are averaging 20 degrees warmer than normal? It is in the 80's there today. Poor people, they can't learn to be hardy in that kind of weather! :)

I feel fortunate that my character is being shaped by the challenge of exhaust fumes turning to ice and making the roads slippery. Of getting frostbite within a matter of minutes. Of snow crackling when you walk on it and making it awkward to walk. Of learning how to breathe when the cold air freezes your throat and lungs upon inhale.

My character is being shaped by this and for that I say "thank you".