For all the fine people who live with cold weather every winter, my hat is off to you!  Down in the Florida panhandle we have been spoiled for the past few years.  We have had mild winters with the temps dropping below freezing a few times each winter.  This winteris different. The temps have been below freezing for the last six nights with three nights to go before the cold snap passes!  So for those of you who are in places where it is below zero, stay warm! Here’s looking toward a warm spring and a long hot summer for all of us!

This January it is cold in NW Florida…actually it is cold most places, we just are not used to it.  For the last few days it has been topping out in the 40’s and dipping into the teens at night.  When it gets this cold, the creek is warmer than the air.  For those of you who have dunked into Coldwater Creek I know that is hard to imagine.  There is a layer of ice on the swamp leading up the the AU shop. Even the snapping turtles are getting a taste of the cold. 

Ice in the swamp on under the shop ramp.

We are looking forward to a wonderful 2010!  When it is cold like it is now, it is hard to imagine that spring is just a few months away.  It is though and soon enough kids will be on spring break, it will be warm enough to tube down Coldwater…soon after it will get hot and we will all be wishing for cooler temperatures

We are looking forward to a wonderful 2010!  Stay tuned for new activitites at A.U.