Five Minute Friday :: Cold

Detroit city photograph by Ken Lund

• Five Minute Friday :: Cold Linkup

How many times have i announced, "I'd be in Detroit now, expect for the weather?" When is the last time I said that? Probably a week or ten days ago. Kate's serendipitous cold photo reminds us every kind of weather has its own kind of beauty, although her description of West Michigan sounds chillier than my memories of Boston… however, the North Atlantic adds a special grace to New England winters. What's that, you ask? Learning how to properly dress in layers, to knit cozy hats and mittens, to try old or new recipes and keep the fireplace lit because you'll have snow days that require you to stay indoors.

Although I currently reside in Los Angeles city and county, it's probably no surprise that I usually associate the word "cold" with the temperature inside the house or outside in the weather. More often than not, I pair snow and cold; Andrew recently had us write about snow.

Most years on this blog I've mentioned Lessons and Carols that some venues offer early in Advent, some close to the Feast of the Nativity, others on the first Sunday of Christmas because everyone still wants to sing carols. Do those lovely songs moderate or even mitigate the discomfort of cold days and nights? In my experience yes, if only for the duration of the event.

Because I mainly connect cold with the ambient temp, I also connect cold with the winter months. As much as I enjoy wearing shorts and sundresses during warm weather, winter clothes always feel as if they're better quality, more durable, and more style forward—for a taste of redemption for the cold!

I'll conclude by quoting Valley Winter Song again:

You know the summer's coming soon

Though the interstate chokes under salt and dirty sand
And it seems the sun is hiding from the moon
And late December can drag a person down

While the snow is falling down
In our New England town
What else is new?
What could I do?

I wrote a Valley Winter Song
To play for you.

You know the summer's coming soon

by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger

The warm winter hat and hot winter drink are courtesy of Creative Market

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