It is amazing, the difference in the temperature between this week and last. Last week, as I have said before, the temperature was in the negative mid twenties. This week temperatures are in the upper thirties and forties. I just looked online which reported the temperature in Anchorage as being 48 degrees!
It is like a waterfall outside. The trees have lost all their snow and the snow piles on the roofs and ground have shrunk from a couple of feet to just several inches. The problem with this, is that it freezes again overnight. So during the day, you have a water covered ice rink outside. It makes for very treacherous conditions. The other bad thing about this, is that it gives false hope. Every year, just about the time I start enjoying the warmer temperatures and the hope of Spring, the temperature drops again and we get more snow and three of four more months of winter.
But I can at least enjoy the 70 degree difference between last week and this week while it lasts. We are still stuck inside, as it is hazardous to walk outside, but at least we stay a little warmer inside.
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