Winter is a-coming
Nov. 22nd, 2020 03:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jon_chaissonWinter in these parts is kind of a weird thing. For the most part the weather doesn't change too much, just that the temperature drops a bit. Our mornings can be a bit chilly (for us, anyway), hovering in the mid-40s, but eventually it'll lift up to the mid to upper 50s by day's end. Some days (like this weekend) will be sunny and windless, but other days it can be rainy and miserable. We don't get snow, obviously, although it has happened in the past...some of our high hills (like Twin Peaks and Mt Davidson) might get a light dusting, that's all. I've seen snow on top of Mount Tamalpais to the north of us -- we can see the top half of the peak from Spare Oom's window -- but even then it doesn't last more than a few hours.
Thankfully our building has good heating, and A has knitted both of us a few sweaters over the years, so on the coldest of days we do okay.
As I've said in the past, I do NOT miss driving in snow or shoveling it, not one bit. But I do kind of miss the quiet zen of snowy days, though. The way snow mutes any extraneous sounds, save the sound of a chilly wind through the trees. Nor do I miss the super low temperatures going into the teens, single digits and negative numbers. We did experience a chilly 20s this past March when we visited New England, and I'd made the mistake of not packing my heavy winter coat.
Thing is, weather in San Francisco can be extremely tricky. We'll wake up with a chilly 42 with our weather apps saying it'll be in the low 50s, so we'll put on our heavier coats, mitts and scarves...only to have it hit 60 a few hours later and we're sweating in our heavy layers. Neither of us have been able to correctly guess the weather and prepare accordingly, and we've been living here for fifteen years! The most we can do is shrug, put on one of our sweaters, and drink more coffee.
Thankfully our building has good heating, and A has knitted both of us a few sweaters over the years, so on the coldest of days we do okay.
As I've said in the past, I do NOT miss driving in snow or shoveling it, not one bit. But I do kind of miss the quiet zen of snowy days, though. The way snow mutes any extraneous sounds, save the sound of a chilly wind through the trees. Nor do I miss the super low temperatures going into the teens, single digits and negative numbers. We did experience a chilly 20s this past March when we visited New England, and I'd made the mistake of not packing my heavy winter coat.
Thing is, weather in San Francisco can be extremely tricky. We'll wake up with a chilly 42 with our weather apps saying it'll be in the low 50s, so we'll put on our heavier coats, mitts and scarves...only to have it hit 60 a few hours later and we're sweating in our heavy layers. Neither of us have been able to correctly guess the weather and prepare accordingly, and we've been living here for fifteen years! The most we can do is shrug, put on one of our sweaters, and drink more coffee.
