People here talk about the weather a lot, my teacher said last week. That's because you get all the four seasons here and more than that, the weather for each season differs from year to year. I've been here since May and I have experienced hot, dry days in July where I would sweat just walking from the kitchen to the living room. I've also experienced the cool, chilly autumn days and freezing cold winter nights.
It's winter now and I was so excited when it started snowing two weeks ago. After two wonderful snowy weeks, it stopped snowing a few days back. The temperature started rising and today it's 4C. The snow that has been piling up is slowly melting away. The rain today didn't help at all. It washed away all the snow and now there are hardly any traces of snow on the ground.
Bummer. The timing couldn't have been worse. Christmas is just round the corner and it would be nice to have snow to make it feel more Christmassy. Last year, we didn't get much snow at this time of the year. When I joined Pete's family for Christmas lunch last year, the sun was out and there was not a trace of snow anywhere. Looking out the window that day, it seemed more like summer than winter.
This year, when it started snowing, I was hoping that it would snow all the way, until after Christmas, at least. But after just two days of above 0C and some rain, the snow is disappearing. There also isn't any snowy days ahead forecasted. Looks like it's going to be another green Christmas again.
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