To all of my fellow bloggers who live in the climates where it is cold and snowy from November through perhaps March or April, I salute you and your fortitude! 
This weekend I am in Akron, Ohio helping my sister to celebrate her birthday. Normally, I stay out of these parts until springtime! When I landed in Akron, yesterday, it was a brisk 19 degrees. This morning, 12 degrees with wind chill of -6. Totally unheard of in Charlotte – thankfully!
I debated about going down to the Towpath, a walking path that goes from Akron to Cleveland. I kept looking at the weather and thinking that I didn’t want to be bothered. However, soon, I bundled up, headed out, and had a pleasurable hour walking around, taking photos, and enjoying the silence. There was no one around save for me. Near the end of my jaunt, I did run into a guy who was walking as well. I told him: I bet you thought you’d be alone this morning. He said: Yep! I have been for the last two days. You’re the only person that I’ve seen down here since Tuesday.
I guess that I’ve not lost so much of my cold hardiness! At any rate, it’s probably because it is such a different thing for me and I wanted to be out in it. Were I still living here, I probably wouldn’t have been out, but I’m just passing through. I’ll return to the warmer embrace of Charlotte, NC on Sunday!
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Kudos to you Paul for getting out. I find the more I look at the weather, the more I psych myself out to staying inside.
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I don’t blame you. I really had to motivate myself to get out, but was glad when I did; however, I don’t’ have to deal with it every day, day in, day out, and for that, I am happy!
Some days I have no problem putting on warm clothing and facing the wind of winter and other times, NOPE. I too salute you for getting out in the cold and you did that in a humid area where the cold is even deeper. That looks like a forced smile.
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I believe that the smile was frozen there.
It was windy and my cheeks were all tingly! LOL
How inconsiderate of your sister to have a birthday in February!
Perhaps she can change it to July next year. I like the first photo quite a lot, too.
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Thanks, Ken. I know! We had a long conversation about that!
As others have mentioned, there is no doubt that when it is that cold, I stay inside for the most part (unless the dog wishes to go out). I wish I had your fotitude, because I know there are images to be gathered.
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