Fall\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Blood Moon<\/p>\n
The change of seasons has picked up some momentum in the past couple of days with two hard freezes in a row, then snow last night.\u00a0 We’re not in late fall yet, that won’t come until November, so we could still have Indian summer, but for now, we’ve moved into meteorlogical simulacrum of early November.<\/p>\n
It changes the feeling here.\u00a0 Jackets come out, gloves go on, stocking caps replace billed caps.\u00a0 There is, too, the phenomenon I used to notice most at Macalester College when I\u00a0 lived in St. Paul.\u00a0 One day with below freezing temps and certain Mac students would walk the streets in heavy down coats, hoods up, scarfs around the neck and insulated mittens.\u00a0 Often, they would have special winter boots.\u00a0 These were the wealthy kids from points south whose parents grew worried when they realized their darling would have to bear a Minnesota winter.\u00a0\u00a0 Freshman to a person, I’m a sure.<\/p>\n
As for myself, I love to have on warm clothing when it’s cold outside.\u00a0 The air braces me, kick starts the mental engines.\u00a0 The combination of a warm torso and a cold face is a pleasure others–those outside the cold belt–would have a hard time understanding.<\/p>\n
The snow blower got its mechanical freak on in May so it’s ready.\u00a0 The furnace went on here today, set at 59.\u00a0 We’ve had almost three weeks with no heating and no cooling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fall\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Blood Moon The change of seasons has picked up some momentum in the past couple of days with two hard freezes in a row, then snow last night.\u00a0 We’re not in late fall yet, that won’t come until November, so we could still have Indian summer, but for now, we’ve moved into meteorlogical … Continue reading Like A Snowball Rolling Down Hill<\/span>