As an interesting experiment I thought I would look back ten years and repost what I was doing then. I am delighted by the outcome. My wife Peggy and I were returning to Frankfort from Arizona. We had spent an extraordinary winter visiting friends and enjoying the magnificent sunshine in the Valley of the Sun.
This was first posted on 24 April 2014.
This morning we left a chilly rainy 65 degree day in the Valley of the Sun. Two hours later we reached the top of a 7500 feet high peak and moved through a snowy white out. The car thermometer dropped to 28 degrees. The weather followed us to our first destination city with two additions, wind, and hail. The wind-chill drove the last spike through my Phoenix warmed heart, ugh. We will follow a major weather pattern across the United States and we might even meet some severe rain storms with possible tornadoes. I don’t need an adventure like this anymore, packing the car was adventure enough.
I often tell friends “in May when I return the weather is colder than the weather I experienced in Phoenix in January.” Another big difference is that in May, Illinois doesn’t have many flowers in bloom, while in January, the valley is abundant in flowers.
Our last week in the Valley had us basking on the patio enjoying 90 degree days. I don’t think I will see another ninety degree day for another three months.
How deprived am I?
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oms among the spent ones, and the lawn is still lush green from the late summer rains.
