It is a warm sunny Spring day today at the end of December. It is currently 24.4C/76F in my house. I had a small fire last night but let it go out and haven't a fire at the moment. I will be out out cutting after a bit of dinner first.
Cold, raw, rainy, snowy, sleety, and icy here. And heading towards being darkee outside-ee. Toasty inside by the fire-ee, sipping a cold frosty. Tee-hee.
If you have to be stuck inside on a raw December day then nothing better than sitting by a warm fire sipping a cold one. Down here it is warm and sunny; been out cutting and splitting wood.
It is a worry though for gardeners; I don't need my bulbs sprouting in the gardens. I also hope it turns back cold quickly to keep any of the fruit trees from budding. I am seeing Daffodils sprouting up but usually if they don't grow too much it doesn't hurt them that much. If necessary, I could cover the daffs in leaves; I clean the beds off of any leaves to prevent voles as voles prefer ground cover to protect them from hawks. While this warm weather is nice, I do worry about it staying too warm for too long since it can harm the gardens.
