What do you like about Winter?

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Those were nice, Laurie & Jane,

I grew up in New England and I still think about the lovely aspects of those winters:

The bare branches against a blue, blue sky.

The way the snow sparkles like diamonds in the sun.

The way newly fallen snow looks when it covers the ground undisturbed and decorates the trees.

When everything is coated in ice in the sunshine (after an ice storm has gone through)

ice skating

Now, along the California coast, in both southern and northern California, I feel February is the best month of the year. No fog, relatively warm days, never too hot, less people on vacation/less tourists/crowds. I love to ride along the coast during February.

Another benefit to a California coastal winter are elephant seals in December. They put on quite a show.

There is so much more but I'll have to think about it another time when I'm not as tired.

Thanks for this thread, Laurie.

Elaine

[Guest guest]

I

miss all of the seasons. I grew up in Connecticut,

however, I have been in Florida

almost exclusively since 1969. I can still remember going Christmas

shopping in West Hartford Connecticut

at night, and it was snowing, and looking for gifts for my cousin Susie.

Going from store to store thru the snow. One evening out of fifty nine

years still rings sweet and true.

I also

remember when my children, ages 5 and 8, saw their first snow. We went to

Missouri.

There was no snow on the weather forecast. The next morning we woke to

four inches of beautiful snow. It was so wonderful seeing them so amazed

at the snow, and snow plows, and snow chains on cars, and sledding, and getting

cold too. Hot chocolate with marshmallows and drying wet gloves in the oven.

A

couple of years ago I saw my first snow in years. Judy and were in North Carolina visiting

her family. It was the day after Christmas. We woke up to a cold dark

motel with no electricity. There was two inches of snow/slush on the

ground and an ice storm in progress. Our motel was freezing with no

electricity for heat. We spent most of the day hanging out at the Books A

Million store because they had electricity. Later in the day the

power was back on in the motel. The next morning I woke and Judy had our

bags packed and in the truck. She was ready to go home NOW. I

suggested we wait another day. Judy said no, and we were out of there.

Our fourteen day vacation turned into only four days.

In

February of 2006 we flew to Connecticut

to see my family. We got there to find my Uncle Sy in the hospital and a

massive ice storm on the way. We started making the rounds of my aunts

and uncles first. The morning of the third day Judy drank some organic

milk and got food poisoning and was throwing up in the rental car.

Vomit, diarrhea, cramps, miserable wind and cold, no snow just ice. With Judy

still sick all of the next day I decided to get us back home. The

airlines charged us another $800.00 for return tickets. It was cheaper to

buy two more round trip tickets than to change what we had to leave earlier.

We

are driving back up to North Carolina

again this year. We will be leaving Florida 19th.

M Spirito

www.Spirito.com

[Guest guest]

I had to take a day to think this one over. Here goes...

I like being warm and cozy inside by an open fire when it is rainy and cold outside, with a mug of homemade soup in my hands.

I like hiking on state forest trails with my Labs when the underbrush has died back a bit, the moccasins and rattlesnakes are hibernating, and the skies are that intense blue you do not see in the summer.

I like walking on the beach when it is not so hot and the tourists of summer have thinned out (just the snowbirds who tend more to be my age and not so many)

I love the things that bloom in the winter, most especially the camellias -camellia sasanqua now, and then after the first of the year the camellia japonicas. We can also grow the things other people have in warm weather, knowing that from time to time we are going to get a hard frost and lose them. It has been ten years, since we have had a freeze, so we have tropical plants like bouganville, and hibiscus that have survived all that time.

I miss the things that come with real winters like the world turned to diamonds after an ice storm, and the quiet beauty of an early morning after it has snowed during the night.

One year when my daughter was in highschool we went to the Carolina mountains and stayed at an inn for Christmas. They usually do not get much snow there before the end of the year, but we got lucky and had a good snow. A memory to cherish....

Most of all, I love everything about Christmas.

W

Re: What do you like about Winter?

Those were nice, Laurie & Jane,

I grew up in New England and I still think about the lovely aspects of those winters:

The bare branches against a blue, blue sky.

The way the snow sparkles like diamonds in the sun.

The way newly fallen snow looks when it covers the ground undisturbed and decorates the trees.

When everything is coated in ice in the sunshine (after an ice storm has gone through)

ice skating

Now, along the California coast, in both southern and northern California, I feel February is the best month of the year. No fog, relatively warm days, never too hot, less people on vacation/less tourists/crowds. I love to ride along the coast during February.

Another benefit to a California coastal winter are elephant seals in December. They put on quite a show.

There is so much more but I'll have to think about it another time when I'm not as tired.

Thanks for this thread, Laurie.

Elaine

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W,

my winter started about 30 days before the official date for winter,

and now about 18 days before the official date I have minus 5 to

minus 9 degrees celsius, and snow that could possibly stay until

Christmas. We are having fun complaining about how early winter

started this year. The city snow clearing crews have not got the

intersection sidewalks cleared of snow banks yet so we are having fun

talking about that also. My brothers vehicle is in the shop with a

cracked crankshaft, just before Christmas, so I've loaned my " put-put-

put-put " to him, for his wife and two children until they get another

vehicle, This allows me to complain about the snow banks at the bus

stops when boarding and leaving the bus. It always appears the driver

is more concerned about his passengers leaving via the front door,

than his passenger leaving the rear door who is climbing over the

snow bank at the rear. I having fun complaining about that. We get

flurries over night that leaves just enough snow to cover the ice on

the walkways that froze as a result of the freezing rain we got two

days ago. We having fun complaining about the snow covered ice. The

remarkable thing this winter so far is the rubber boots I have, they

did not get lost over the summer and I did not have to go out and buy

new winter boots. I'ii keep you informed about any other interesting

icecapdes I have to complain about this winter.

Bill

>

> I had to take a day to think this one over. Here goes...

> I like being warm and cozy inside by an open fire when it is rainy

and cold outside, with a mug of homemade soup in my hands.

> I like hiking on state forest trails with my Labs when the

underbrush has died back a bit, the moccasins and rattlesnakes are

hibernating, and the skies are that intense blue you do not see in

the summer.

> I like walking on the beach when it is not so hot and the tourists

of summer have thinned out (just the snowbirds who tend more to be my

age and not so many)

> I love the things that bloom in the winter, most especially the

camellias -camellia sasanqua now, and then after the first of the

year the camellia japonicas. We can also grow the things other

people have in warm weather, knowing that from time to time we are

going to get a hard frost and lose them. It has been ten years,

since we have had a freeze, so we have tropical plants like

bouganville, and hibiscus that have survived all that time.

> I miss the things that come with real winters like the world turned

to diamonds after an ice storm, and the quiet beauty of an early

morning after it has snowed during the night.

> One year when my daughter was in highschool we went to the Carolina

mountains and stayed at an inn for Christmas. They usually do not

get much snow there before the end of the year, but we got lucky and

had a good snow. A memory to cherish....

> Most of all, I love everything about Christmas.

> W

> Re: What do you like about

Winter?

>

>

>

> Those were nice, Laurie & Jane,

>

> I grew up in New England and I still think about the lovely

aspects of those winters:

>

> The bare branches against a blue, blue sky.

>

> The way the snow sparkles like diamonds in the sun.

>

> The way newly fallen snow looks when it covers the ground

undisturbed and decorates the trees.

>

> When everything is coated in ice in the sunshine (after an ice

storm has gone through)

>

> ice skating

>

> Now, along the California coast, in both southern and northern

California, I feel February is the best month of the year. No fog,

relatively warm days, never too hot, less people on vacation/less

tourists/crowds. I love to ride along the coast during February.

>

> Another benefit to a California coastal winter are elephant seals

in December. They put on quite a show.

>

> There is so much more but I'll have to think about it another

time when I'm not as tired.

>

> Thanks for this thread, Laurie.

>

> Elaine

>

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,

Hope you have better luck this trip, I especially hope Judy has better luck. Where are you going in NC? I evacuated from Hurricane Katrina to the Asheville area and stayed six weeks on a mountaintop. I did not want to leave when we finally got power and other utilities back here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Would have stayed, but real estate there is over twice what it is here for an equivalent property (besides children and grandchildren are here). Wish I could live half the time here and half there.

On the other hand, our winters here in the deep south have their own charm. My older son spent a two year internship in the southern Missouri Ozarks. I thought the area was beautiful, but he mostly remembers slipping on the ice and painful injuries and cold mornings with iced car windows and frozen locks.

W

What do you like about Winter?

I miss all of the seasons. I grew up in Connecticut, however, I have been in Florida almost exclusively since 1969. I can still remember going Christmas shopping in West Hartford Connecticut at night, and it was snowing, and looking for gifts for my cousin Susie. Going from store to store thru the snow. One evening out of fifty nine years still rings sweet and true.

I also remember when my children, ages 5 and 8, saw their first snow. We went to Missouri. There was no snow on the weather forecast. The next morning we woke to four inches of beautiful snow. It was so wonderful seeing them so amazed at the snow, and snow plows, and snow chains on cars, and sledding, and getting cold too. Hot chocolate with marshmallows and drying wet gloves in the oven.

A couple of years ago I saw my first snow in years. Judy and were in North Carolina visiting her family. It was the day after Christmas. We woke up to a cold dark motel with no electricity. There was two inches of snow/slush on the ground and an ice storm in progress. Our motel was freezing with no electricity for heat. We spent most of the day hanging out at the Books A Million store because they had electricity. Later in the day the power was back on in the motel. The next morning I woke and Judy had our bags packed and in the truck. She was ready to go home NOW. I suggested we wait another day. Judy said no, and we were out of there. Our fourteen day vacation turned into only four days.

In February of 2006 we flew to Connecticut to see my family. We got there to find my Uncle Sy in the hospital and a massive ice storm on the way. We started making the rounds of my aunts and uncles first. The morning of the third day Judy drank some organic milk and got food poisoning and was throwing up in the rental car. Vomit, diarrhea, cramps, miserable wind and cold, no snow just ice. With Judy still sick all of the next day I decided to get us back home. The airlines charged us another $800.00 for return tickets. It was cheaper to buy two more round trip tickets than to change what we had to leave earlier.

We are driving back up to North Carolina again this year. We will be leaving Florida 19th.

M Spirito

www.Spirito.com

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, what were your living arrangements like in Asheville. Did you stay with relatives, or put up in an apt by the govt?

Curious because all I really know about people affected by Katrina are news stories and they aren't always real.

Elaine

,

Hope you have better luck this trip, I especially hope Judy has better luck. Where are you going in NC? I evacuated from Hurricane Katrina to the Asheville area and stayed six weeks on a mountaintop. I did not want to leave when we finally got power and other utilities back here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Would have stayed, but real estate there is over twice what it is here for an equivalent property (besides children and grandchildren are here). Wish I could live half the time here and half there.

On the other hand, our winters here in the deep south have their own charm. My older son spent a two year internship in the southern Missouri Ozarks. I thought the area was beautiful, but he mostly remembers slipping on the ice and painful injuries and cold mornings with iced car windows and frozen locks.

W

What do you like about Winter?

I miss all of the seasons. I grew up in Connecticut, however, I have been in Florida almost exclusively since 1969. I can still remember going Christmas shopping in West Hartford Connecticut at night, and it was snowing, and looking for gifts for my cousin Susie. Going from store to store thru the snow. One evening out of fifty nine years still rings sweet and true.

I also remember when my children, ages 5 and 8, saw their first snow. We went to Missouri. There was no snow on the weather forecast. The next morning we woke to four inches of beautiful snow. It was so wonderful seeing them so amazed at the snow, and snow plows, and snow chains on cars, and sledding, and getting cold too. Hot chocolate with marshmallows and drying wet gloves in the oven.

A couple of years ago I saw my first snow in years. Judy and were in North Carolina visiting her family. It was the day after Christmas. We woke up to a cold dark motel with no electricity. There was two inches of snow/slush on the ground and an ice storm in progress. Our motel was freezing with no electricity for heat. We spent most of the day hanging out at the Books A Million store because they had electricity. Later in the day the power was back on in the motel. The next morning I woke and Judy had our bags packed and in the truck. She was ready to go home NOW. I suggested we wait another day. Judy said no, and we were out of there. Our fourteen day vacation turned into only four days.

In February of 2006 we flew to Connecticut to see my family. We got there to find my Uncle Sy in the hospital and a massive ice storm on the way. We started making the rounds of my aunts and uncles first. The morning of the third day Judy drank some organic milk and got food poisoning and was throwing up in the rental car. Vomit, diarrhea, cramps, miserable wind and cold, no snow just ice. With Judy still sick all of the next day I decided to get us back home. The airlines charged us another $800.00 for return tickets. It was cheaper to buy two more round trip tickets than to change what we had to leave earlier.

We are driving back up to North Carolina again this year. We will be leaving Florida 19th.

M Spirito

www.Spirito.com

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My situation and arrangements were extremely fortunate and not really typical, Elaine. We had foolishly stayed here during the storm for several reasons, none of them good enough, and my home, a block from the beach, received little damage (about $12,000 all told, mostly fence, trees and some roof shingles). However everything south of us was completely gone, washed away by the storm surge, and one house on my side of the street two doors down was destroyed by wind and tree damage. I know of very few people who had as little damage as we did. We could have stayed after the storm if we had had power, water and sewer. These lacks made living there extremely uncomfortable at best. Added to that, our area was under martial control with National Guard people manning the barriers. We were told that if we went through the barriers we could not return. For several days there was no power on the whole coast, and it was not restored to where I lived for six weeks. We had three dogs of our own, a shelter dog were fostering and my brother's (a firefighter and wife a nurse) German Shepherd. It was horribly hot and unbelieveably humid, and with no fences, the dogs could not be outside. Mosquitoes were horrendous, and we decided, after two days to leave. We had planned, with all those dogs, and our two housecats, to camp out in one of the state parks in the mountains, but, it turned out that a cousin had a house that he was remodeling that was at a stage that it could be used. Fortunately, he is also a huge dog lover and quickly built a fenced enclosure for the dogs. I have several relatives in western North Carolina, and they were endlessly kind. This same cousin came to Mississippi the next spring and made most of the needed repairs. A group of Boy Scouts from Tennessee came one afternoon and cut all the felled trees on our property and cut and stacked them for firewood. We are still using this wood starting on the third winter.

Probably a quarter of the people I work with totally lost their homes. If they rented or did not have flood insurance and lived in a federally mandated flood zone, they were out of luck. If they got storm surge but were not in a flood zone, they got government grants (which took about a year and more to accomplish) and eventually had a home again. My older son was in this group. His town of Bay St. Louis had two streets which did not get storm surge. Most areas had never flooded in the history of this very old town. My son has been able to restore his house completely. As with so many situations, those who were in a fairly secure position came out allright. People in the lover economic strata, such as the nurse's aides in my hospice facility, are still not recovered, living with relatives or in FEMA trailers still. What rental property that has been rebuilt has been built with higher income renters in mind. Except for the above mentioned federal grants, it seems that the bulk of help for ordinary people has come from volunteers and church groups. That has been amazing and humbling. There are still people and groups coming and staying and helping out. I would say that federal government money was hugely squandered and misspent in large part, and that charitable groups and volunteers have been the saviors. There are parts of the coast that have rebounded and except for south of the storm surge line look pretty well recovered. Other towns such as beautiful old Pass Christian and my town of Long Beach, I doubt will ever really recover. They are both spread out east/west along the coast and so, far too many of the homes and businesses (thus the tax structure) are gone, and new building regulations would make it hard or impossible to rebuild them. Sorry to go on for so long, but there was no short answer. What do you like about Winter?

I miss all of the seasons. I grew up in Connecticut, however, I have been in Florida almost exclusively since 1969. I can still remember going Christmas shopping in West Hartford Connecticut at night, and it was snowing, and looking for gifts for my cousin Susie. Going from store to store thru the snow. One evening out of fifty nine years still rings sweet and true.

I also remember when my children, ages 5 and 8, saw their first snow. We went to Missouri. There was no snow on the weather forecast. The next morning we woke to four inches of beautiful snow. It was so wonderful seeing them so amazed at the snow, and snow plows, and snow chains on cars, and sledding, and getting cold too. Hot chocolate with marshmallows and drying wet gloves in the oven.

A couple of years ago I saw my first snow in years. Judy and were in North Carolina visiting her family. It was the day after Christmas. We woke up to a cold dark motel with no electricity. There was two inches of snow/slush on the ground and an ice storm in progress. Our motel was freezing with no electricity for heat. We spent most of the day hanging out at the Books A Million store because they had electricity. Later in the day the power was back on in the motel. The next morning I woke and Judy had our bags packed and in the truck. She was ready to go home NOW. I suggested we wait another day. Judy said no, and we were out of there. Our fourteen day vacation turned into only four days.

In February of 2006 we flew to Connecticut to see my family. We got there to find my Uncle Sy in the hospital and a massive ice storm on the way. We started making the rounds of my aunts and uncles first. The morning of the third day Judy drank some organic milk and got food poisoning and was throwing up in the rental car. Vomit, diarrhea, cramps, miserable wind and cold, no snow just ice. With Judy still sick all of the next day I decided to get us back home. The airlines charged us another $800.00 for return tickets. It was cheaper to buy two more round trip tickets than to change what we had to leave earlier.

We are driving back up to North Carolina again this year. We will be leaving Florida 19th.

M Spirito

www.Spirito.com

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> ,

> Hope you have better luck this trip, I especially hope Judy has

better luck. Where are you going in NC?

THANKS MARY. . .

We are on the east coast in Cove City just outside of New Bern. Its

a

small community. There is a street named after her father and

another

named after her uncle.

I bought warm clothing for us this year. In the past Judy insisted

what we had we " could get by with " . I ordered insulated overshoes

from

Campmor. Heavy coats by Carhart, and gloves. Along with Polartec

thermal underwear.

Here is a link to my web site. Scroll to the bottom and click on

Judy

for a photo of my sweet heart and click on Homestead for a photo of

our

house. The photo is a bit off. The walls are not slanted like they

look. I will come back with a better photo.

http://www.peterspirito.com/bio.htm

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all the information, . Makes a big difference to hear it from a " real person " and not through a journalist's interpretation. What luck that you had that cabin to go to.

Elaine

My situation and arrangements were extremely fortunate and not really typical, Elaine. We had foolishly stayed here during the storm for several reasons, none of them good enough, and my home, a block from the beach, received little damage (about $12,000 all told, mostly fence, trees and some roof shingles). However everything south of us was completely gone, washed away by the storm surge, and one house on my side of the street two doors down was destroyed by wind and tree damage. I know of very few people who had as little damage as we did. We could have stayed after the storm if we had had power, water and sewer. These lacks made living there extremely uncomfortable at best. Added to that, our area was under martial control with National Guard people manning the barriers. We were told that if we went through the barriers we could not return. For several days there was no power on the whole coast, and it was not restored to where I lived for six weeks. We had three dogs of our own, a shelter dog were fostering and my brother's (a firefighter and wife a nurse) German Shepherd. It was horribly hot and unbelieveably humid, and with no fences, the dogs could not be outside. Mosquitoes were horrendous, and we decided, after two days to leave. We had planned, with all those dogs

, and our two housecats, to camp out in one of the state parks in the mountains, but, it turned out that a cousin had a house that he was remodeling that was at a stage that it could be used. Fortunately, he is also a huge dog lover and quickly built a fenced enclosure for the dogs. I have several relatives in western North Carolina, and they were endlessly kind. This same cousin came to Mississippi the next spring and made most of the needed repairs. A group of Boy Scouts from Tennessee came one afternoon and cut all the felled trees on our property and cut and stacked them for firewood. We are still using this wood starting on the third winter.

Probably a quarter of the people I work with totally lost their homes. If they rented or did not have flood insurance and lived in a federally mandated flood zone, they were out of luck. If they got storm surge but were not in a flood zone, they got government grants (which took about a year and more to accomplish) and eventually had a home again. My older son was in this group. His town of Bay St. Louis had two streets which did not get storm surge. Most areas had never flooded in the history of this very old town. My son has been able to restore his house completely. As with so many situations, those who were in a fairly secure position came out allright. People in the lover economic strata, such as the nurse's aides in my hospice facility, are still not recovered, living with relatives or in FEMA trailers still. What rental property that has been rebuilt has been built with higher income renters in mind. Except for the above mentioned federal grants, it seems that the bulk of help for ordinary people has come from volunteers and church groups. That has been amazing and humbling. There are still people and groups coming and staying and helping out. I would say that federal government money was hugely squandered and misspent in large part, and that charitable groups and volunteers have been the saviors. There are parts of the coast that have rebounded and except for south of the storm surge line look pretty well recovered. Other towns such as beautiful old Pass Christian and my town of Long Beach, I doubt will ever really recover. They are both spread out east/west along the coast and so, far too many of the homes and businesses (thus the tax structure) are gone, and new building regulations would make it hard or impossible to rebuild them. Sorry to go on for so long, but there was no short answer.----- Original Message -----

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[Guest guest]

What a handsome couple, you and Judy. So with all that heavy clothing you brought, , you'll probably have record-breaking high temps the whole time you are there. is always lurking around, trying to make trouble.

Elaine

>> , > Hope you have better luck this trip, I especially hope Judy has better luck. Where are you going in NC? THANKS MARY. . .We are on the east coast in Cove City just outside of New Bern. Its a small community. There is a street named after her father and another named after her uncle.I bought warm clothing for us this year. In the past Judy insisted what we had we " could get by with " . I ordered insulated overshoes from Campmor. Heavy coats by Carhart, and gloves. Along with Polartec thermal underwear.Here is a link to my web site. Scroll to the bottom and click on Judy for a photo of my sweet heart and click on Homestead for a photo of our house. The photo is a bit off. The walls are not slanted like they look. I will come back with a better photo.

http://www.peterspirito.com/bio.htm

[Guest guest]

Did you get the 5-7 inches, ?

When we were kids, when a big storm would be forecast and it was predicted that schools would be closed the next day, we'd be so happy. Sometimes we'd get up to find out - it didn't snow at all and the schools were open. We were so bummed, sometimes we would stay home anyway. Probably can't get away with that behavior these days.

Elaine

I like when the kids have a snow day and the school is cancelled! We have so much fun!!

in Wisconsin

expecting 5-7 inches of snow this afternoon!!

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-I've been reading the messages about what do you like about winter

and I really couldn't come up with anything until today while taking

my afternoon walk.I think what I like is that in Los Angeles,it's

cooler and more comfortable to walk.Currently it's 64 degrees.There

were no flying insects like mosquitoes or gnats on the trail.I didn't

even take a bottle of water with me,even though I have to confess that

wasn't very smart of me.Today I walked up Runyon Canyon in the

Hollywood Hills.It's a very popular place to walk.The trail goes up

about 700 feet.At the top the views are so beautiful.Then I walked

down and walked home.

During the summer,even though we have relatively little humidity,it

does get hot,and when it get's hot I prefer to walk early in the day

or late in the afternoon.

-- In thefatmanwalking_group , " spamthekat "

wrote:

>

> So in my last post I was lamenting the loss of my sunny days, but

> that's not to say that I dont like winter. So I'm going to write

> about what I like most and everyone please join in.

>

> I like watching the leaves swirl in the wind and finding the reddest

leaf

>

> I like watching the hail bounce off the ground.

>

> Watching fat melting flakes hitting the windshield as I'm driving.

>

> Driving up into the foothills to watch the snow.

>

> Pointing out the cars that are coming back from the mountain covered

> in snow.

>

> Watching the cool Dads who go up to the mountain and bring down a pick

> up truck full of snow for the kids to play in.

>

> showing my son how to make a snow man and pushing him on the sled.

>

> watching the cat tip toe through the snow or slip on the ice. we only

> get between 2 and 4 usually small snowfalls each winter, so the cat is

> always surprised by that icky stuff he doesnt like.

>

> watching the ice covered tree branches sparkle in the street lights

>

> going for a walk in the first snowfall even if it's melting as it

> touches the ground.

>

> So what are the things you like most about winter?

>

> laurie

>

[Guest guest]

Ah, , you couldn't think of anything in LA that's nicer in winter? What about the view of the snow-capped mountains, esp on a relatively warm day? The better visibility? Less tourists (guess some people may not like that) and less crowds. Knowing that you are enjoying better weather than most of the county most of the season? I don't think there has been a major earthquake in the winter, but I'm really not sure how true that is. I know there's much more but I haven't been there in quite a while.

I know, we all have our individual likes and dislikes. Sorry for butting in.

Take care.

Elaine

-I've been reading the messages about what do you like about winterand I really couldn't come up with anything until today while takingmy afternoon walk.I think what I like is that in Los Angeles,it's

cooler and more comfortable to walk.Currently it's 64 degrees.Therewere no flying insects like mosquitoes or gnats on the trail.I didn'teven take a bottle of water with me,even though I have to confess that

wasn't very smart of me.Today I walked up Runyon Canyon in theHollywood Hills.It's a very popular place to walk.The trail goes upabout 700 feet.At the top the views are so beautiful.Then I walkeddown and walked home.

During the summer,even though we have relatively little humidity,itdoes get hot,and when it get's hot I prefer to walk early in the dayor late in the afternoon.

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