barefootwalk

I had fun working on this simple postcard. I love scrapbooks and simple multimedia items.  I put a snapshot below, but you can save it as pdf in with the link below. Download the pdf from the Google Drive:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iVcbD0WxzmvsgI1m5nP7y157fmEwE3QX/view?usp=share_link

Winter in the South can get cold but snow is rarity. Well, it is never cold as many other places, nevertheless it is not comfortable either. But in my surprise we had some snow this week and they didn't disappear immediately as usually happens. We enjoyed playing around and walking on the snow. The Sun the next day was a nice addition.

Winter Weather Advisory is in effect and the university has canceled on-campus activities. Apparently it is snowing in many places. We were supposed to get some snow, well we got some white powder. It turned to ice due to the temperature. We are working from home today. Fortunately our classes will begin on schedule.

In previous years trips, I have always been stopped by a cold weather at one point, so I had to turn around at some point and head south. Although I have full clothes and sleeping system for very cold temperatures, but the main problem is that my comfort zone is very small and I can't move around a lot. This time I was focused on ideas to improve the cold weather comfort and test how far I can go. As a side note, I have learned that holidays are not good times to travel to places with good weather, nevertheless Christmas is one of those times that I will be miserable staying home. I always have very nice neighbors and friends and their attempt to make sure I am not feeling lonely makes me feel pathetic. So it is the best time to leave the town and go somewhere. If they ask why, I would say I am missing the snow. And if they say, well, you can just drive a shorter distance to the north and see the snow, I would say I miss the desert. And it is true, I miss snow and desert. The magic...