Here Comes Winter!

 

It's about time, isn't it?!? I'm not winter's biggest fan, but we're well into the second third of January and... what? No sub-zero temperatures, no snow (or hardly any) as the above picture suggests. We've had a miserable amount of chilly, dreary days. And rain! (In case you hadn't noticed.)

It was just Monday that we had snow and most of it had melted by this morning. Today's promised rain/snow/sleet "event" (with high winds!) was largely a no-show (no-snow?) Yes, we now have a 1/2 inch of white stuff that will disappear later tonight- when the temperature rises to the 50's.

Here's one of Bob's sculptures, enjoying the winter weather. You will notice the grass is actually turning greener. Okay so my mixed feelings run like this: I'm glad for mild weather as I have an opening for my show on Friday and it's supposed to be pretty nice: sunny and in the upper 30's. But another side of me is scared that we're so far along the Climate Change curve that we're at a point of no return. (*1) January should be cold, dark, snowy and yes! Miserable! It shouldn't be masquerading as late February or March.

So... can we (ironically) cross our fingers and toes that nasty weather finally finds us? It's a mixed hope whatever comes our way...

(*1) And don't get me started on the fact that the so-called Dooms Day Clock is closer to midnight than ever before.

Too Hot to Blog

Oh boy! You can tell from that last post that it's been too hot to blog. At a certain point, one's proteins begin to denature and the brain stops functioning and nothing of value is produced. Our computer is upstairs, in one of the hotter rooms in the house. I am therefore behind in emails as well as ideas! Don't make me do anything! And I usually pride myself on taking the heat better than some people...
We came back from work yesterday to discover the clock in our bedroom read 92 degrees. We spent the last two nights sleeping on the floor of my studio. A bit hard but lots cooler. There is a sliding door that allowed as much cool air in as was possible. Jules approved of our low lying attitude.
Here's a picture of the fan that Bob constructed from an old fan housed in an air compressor (another piece of equipment that coame wiith the house). It fit into our extremely narrow (only 15") windows which will not accommodate air conditioners... and it worked famously! The temperature in the bedroom was significantly lowered after the fan was turned on. Unfortunately, not much worked after two straight weeks of extraordinary temperatures. Bob has faith in this gigantic whole house fan mounted on the roof. I think it makes and impressive ammount of noise and fury, but signifies- and cools off- nothing!