December 8 Frost in Florida

Canadians get blamed for many things here in Florida but this week there was a number of radio and TV stations blaming us for the frosty weather. Last year we experienced some of the coldest nights on record for January and February. This year it is only December 8Th and we have heavy ground frost and record breaking cold. We just finished the warmest month on record in November and on the first day of December all hell broke loose. Farmers, fishermen and tourists are being treated to temperatures in the thirties and in some areas twenties.

So much much for bragging about my special garden this year as I am losing sleep trying to keep my vegetable garden watered and covered to protect it from the cold. It was cold enough to write on the ice covered windshield and the hose was frozen although the temperature was 37 degrees.

Since I will be away for the Xmas holiday I will have to be careful to make a permanent structure over the tended vegetables. Who said it never gets cold in the sunny paradise called Florida. This cold snap showed frigid temperatures from the high Arctic to Cuba. Yes even Cuba had cold weather but not cold by our standards.

This morning our bird watering station was frozen and the cats were licking the ice to get a drink. We took a few pictures and after 9 in the morning we were back to near normal with a 30 degree temperature change. Life can be interesting when Mother Nature shows her claws and teaches us not to take anything for granted. The saying here is , Where is this global warming ?