At 8:18 this morning (CST) earth was at its closet point to the sun. Its perihelion. Earth is only 91,404,322 miles from the sun, a blistering 3.1 million miles closer than at its farthest distance in early July.
While in this position, Earth is also moving at its fastest, meaning winter in the Northern Hemisphere is the shortest season. For those people living in regions with notoriously fierce winters, this is a good thing. For those of us living in subtropical states like Florida, five extra days of stifling heat and humidity, we might take the extra winter days.
This bit of trivia is lost on me. The coldest day this winter was a brisk 30F (-1C). I had to cover my outdoor plants, and add an extra blanket to my bed. Two days later it was back into the 60s.
It’s the first week of January and I have yet to turn on my furnace. I even pondered turning my A/C back on a few days that reached up into the 70s. I’ve worn my coat once, and even then I had a short-sleeved shirt underneath.
Don’t get me wrong. Living in Florida these past 20 years has acclimated me to the warmer climate. I don’t do cold well, but the idea of a never-ending summer is also not ideal.
Give me four distinct seasons, each with their own merits and faults, so I can appreciate them all.
“Summer makes me drowsy. Autumn makes me sing. Winter’s pretty lousy, but I hate Spring.” ~ Dorothy Parker
This week’s word is:
Cold
What to do:
Using “Cold” for inspiration, write 100 Words – 100 exactly – no more, no less. You can either use the word – or any form of the word – as one of your 100, or it can be implied. Include a link in your post back here, and add your story to the Mister Linky list. If you don’t have a blog, you can leave your submission in the comment section, or as a Facebook status post. Remember to keep spreading the love with supportive comments for your fellow Wordsters.
Thin spiral notebook 
I am a winter girl through and through.
Linked my 100 words for the prompt.
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With windchill, several degrees below zero last week. Looking forward to a brief respite from the cold this week.
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We had a weekend of freezing temps, but it’s forecasted to be back into the 70s by mid week. That’s Florida…
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We reached -4 celcius this week in the North of England. Normal for us at this time of year but we still feel it as soon as it drops below zero.
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That is still far too cold for me. The forecast is for temps to dip into the 20(F)s,and I’m trying to find more blankets in the house.
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I’m much worse with the heat. Above 25 celcius and I’m struggling.
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Then you would definitely not like Florida. 25C is Spring weather. Summer can reach well into the 90s (32C+) or higher, with 80-90% humidity.
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Wow! I’ve only known it to get to 30C once here and that was this year. We usually have high humidity here too when it is hot. I live in Lancashire, which was once known for its cotton industry. The wet atmosphere was a perfect environment for cotton so many mills were built here.
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Hello! I’m in the big minority who prefer the winter, even better when it snows. In the UK the weather has turned chillier but not nearly enough to warrant my hat, gloves, scarves and my much loved winter boots which are great, but it’s just not cold enough. I could go on and on about my many heat phobes, but I’ll be kind and spare you! Happy new year from me too 🙂
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Snow is one of those things I don’t mind visiting, but don’t want to live with. It’s pretty, but I prefer my white sand and warm sun.
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Brrr, this prompt was easy given it’s 20 degrees (maybe more!) colder here in St. Louis today than it was yesterday. Snow expected in the morning! Happy New Year
https://bluenotebacker.wordpress.com/2017/01/04/100-word-challenge-cold/
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Gosh Sean am I envious! I love, love, love snow! It’s not even cold enough here in the UK to keep heating on all day let alone to get to the point of snow! Happy new year too 🙂
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20 degrees is far too cold for my blood.
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