Thank you. My ex and I went to a talk you gave 15 years ago near Woodstock Vt, promoting 350.org and sounding the alarm on global warming. He is an ex now. He simply would not and probably to this day, will not accept the facts of global warming. I live in Vermont full time now for ten years. This winter is a delight to me. The cold is very much appreciated by me. Vermont is my home BECAUSE there is still cold here.
Many thanks for your wonderful description of the joys of winter. However, basic sun-Earth geometry means there is always a polar night where there is no sunshine and darkness. There will always be a winter, it will just get shorter.
I must say also, that having moved from Boulder Colorado to the Auckland area in New Zealand, I much prefer snow at temperatures near freezing than miserable cold bleak rain. I think the worst conditions are temperatures in mid 30s (F). Freeze drying works.
I've thought of you several times, Bill, as we, in sunny northern California, have been reading about the cold in Vermont and most of the East Coast. I'm so glad that you're getting out in the squeaky snow. You deserve it. Thank you for all that you give.
Beautiful and informative. Thanks for sharing info abt Schirmer’s petition. Loved alot of your writing but especially your descriptions of skating and this line in particular:
“If one tries to figure out what the point of everything is, it’s surprising to me how much human pleasure is derived simply from ways of moving across our planet: sailing, hang-gliding, canoeing, biking, motorcycling, roller-skating, running.”
I appreciate that you are a lover of winter but I feel obliged to point out that this is not the winter I remember. Lots of bitter cold and wind. Lots of warnings about the dangers of extreme cold. t seems that this is climate change winter. I have memories of winters where I would enjoy a brisk run or walk in falling snow with a temp around 30. Now I hide out in my house and wait for the thermometer to rise. I'm thinking a lot about moving South but I hear it is cold there too. There is no going back and the best we can do is fight to preserve what's left of"normal". Hoping that we can succeed in that effort.
Here is a song by The Band that features history, migration, winter, and Canada. It also explains why some people in Louisianna have French ancestry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS04qq0s6n0. Paul Krugman always has a musical coda attached to his Substack posts, so this is not out of the blue ;"set my compass north I got winter in my blood".
Thank you for this. As someone who is DEEPLY in love with winter (and suffers from summer seasonal depression), this lack of winter out west has just about done me in. Our trees started blooming in DECEMBER and wasps are still flying around Denver. I gave up driving and flying years ago and have been enthusiastically spreading the word about, and fighting to improve public infrastructure all as my small part of trying to avoid this reality. The only silver lining is that this is the first year I'm feeling that most everyone out west sure seems to finally FEEL that something is wrong (everyone is mostly scared for fire season). Please send some winter our way if you can? Thanks.
Thank you for expressing so beautifully the joys of winter at a time when it is disappearing. I too am treasuring the squeak of snow underfoot these past couple of weeks. Thank you for sharing good climate news and ways for us to take action. I am always excited to see your name in our inbox.
Meanwhile, here in NZ, the right wing govt continues to be at the beck and call of fossil fuel lobbyists. Plans announced for the country's first LNG terminal. Mind-bogglingly short sighted and stupid. At least they're consistent.....
Thank you for sharing information about good things that are happening, and the good people who are making them happen.
Thank you. My ex and I went to a talk you gave 15 years ago near Woodstock Vt, promoting 350.org and sounding the alarm on global warming. He is an ex now. He simply would not and probably to this day, will not accept the facts of global warming. I live in Vermont full time now for ten years. This winter is a delight to me. The cold is very much appreciated by me. Vermont is my home BECAUSE there is still cold here.
Hoping current freeze will help reduce number of ticks surviving Western Maine winter. Lyme Disease at record high rates here.
Many thanks for your wonderful description of the joys of winter. However, basic sun-Earth geometry means there is always a polar night where there is no sunshine and darkness. There will always be a winter, it will just get shorter.
I must say also, that having moved from Boulder Colorado to the Auckland area in New Zealand, I much prefer snow at temperatures near freezing than miserable cold bleak rain. I think the worst conditions are temperatures in mid 30s (F). Freeze drying works.
Link to petition goes to a video clip with nothing to sign????
I've thought of you several times, Bill, as we, in sunny northern California, have been reading about the cold in Vermont and most of the East Coast. I'm so glad that you're getting out in the squeaky snow. You deserve it. Thank you for all that you give.
This is the winter 🥶❄️ of our discontent.
Beautiful and informative. Thanks for sharing info abt Schirmer’s petition. Loved alot of your writing but especially your descriptions of skating and this line in particular:
“If one tries to figure out what the point of everything is, it’s surprising to me how much human pleasure is derived simply from ways of moving across our planet: sailing, hang-gliding, canoeing, biking, motorcycling, roller-skating, running.”
I appreciate that you are a lover of winter but I feel obliged to point out that this is not the winter I remember. Lots of bitter cold and wind. Lots of warnings about the dangers of extreme cold. t seems that this is climate change winter. I have memories of winters where I would enjoy a brisk run or walk in falling snow with a temp around 30. Now I hide out in my house and wait for the thermometer to rise. I'm thinking a lot about moving South but I hear it is cold there too. There is no going back and the best we can do is fight to preserve what's left of"normal". Hoping that we can succeed in that effort.
I guess James Inhofe (R0 Oklahoma really was wrong in 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXtG8GrW6EQ
Hunkered down at Jay Peak where it’s beautiful but so cold and windy they had to close some of the lifts. Thank you for this. It was lovely.
Here is a song by The Band that features history, migration, winter, and Canada. It also explains why some people in Louisianna have French ancestry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS04qq0s6n0. Paul Krugman always has a musical coda attached to his Substack posts, so this is not out of the blue ;"set my compass north I got winter in my blood".
Thank you for this. As someone who is DEEPLY in love with winter (and suffers from summer seasonal depression), this lack of winter out west has just about done me in. Our trees started blooming in DECEMBER and wasps are still flying around Denver. I gave up driving and flying years ago and have been enthusiastically spreading the word about, and fighting to improve public infrastructure all as my small part of trying to avoid this reality. The only silver lining is that this is the first year I'm feeling that most everyone out west sure seems to finally FEEL that something is wrong (everyone is mostly scared for fire season). Please send some winter our way if you can? Thanks.
Thank you for expressing so beautifully the joys of winter at a time when it is disappearing. I too am treasuring the squeak of snow underfoot these past couple of weeks. Thank you for sharing good climate news and ways for us to take action. I am always excited to see your name in our inbox.
Meanwhile, here in NZ, the right wing govt continues to be at the beck and call of fossil fuel lobbyists. Plans announced for the country's first LNG terminal. Mind-bogglingly short sighted and stupid. At least they're consistent.....
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/586359/new-liquefied-natural-gas-terminal-vital-or-bonkers
This puts words to something I've been feeling this winter - joy at the "realness" of winter and grief that that joy is so inconsistent.