Dude, Where's My Winter?

This morning at 7:30, as I sit here writing this, the temperature outside is 60, about 30 degrees warmer than what I would have expected this time of year. Today's high here in Gainesville, Florida is forecast to reach 83, a near-record and not representing anything like winter conditions. And with the exception of a couple of cold days earlier this month, this has been typical of this year's edition of winter.

I have mixed feelings about this. I really, really deeply dislike it when we get around freezing (and below). And I even have a tendency to complain in the morning when it's only down into the 40's. But as the day progresses, I usually become accustomed to the cold and switch from "dislike" to "dig". Forget this year, though, at least so far...

Tomorrow it's supposed to rain a lot and then gradually get cooler. Yeah, I'll believe it when I feel it!