Cold cold, John Keats.

[pflaming]

Theses are considered to be the coldest two stanzas in poetry, by Keats.

 

St. Agnes' Eve—Ah, bitter chill it was! 

       The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; 

       The hare limp'd trembling through the frozen grass, 

       And silent was the flock in woolly fold: 

       Numb were the Beadsman's fingers, while he told 

       His rosary, and while his frosted breath, 

       Like pious incense from a censer old, 

       Seem'd taking flight for heaven, without a death, 

Past the sweet Virgin's picture, while his prayer he saith. 

 

       His prayer he saith, this patient, holy man; 

       Then takes his lamp, and riseth from his knees, 

       And back returneth, meagre, barefoot, wan, 

       Along the chapel aisle by slow degrees: 

       The sculptur'd dead, on each side, seem to freeze, 

       Emprison'd in black, purgatorial rails: 

 

       Knights, ladies, praying in dumb orat'ries, 

       He passeth by; and his weak spirit fails 

To think how they may ache in icy hoods and mails. 

[casper50]

it's 44F in Sterling Alaska right now.

 

[Dan Hiebert]

Heat wave in northern Maine, 9 degrees today, woo-hoo!  We're looking forward to the nor'easter and snow round about Thursday...it'll warm things up considerably...  

[Niel Hoback]

We've made it to +5 F today in NW Indiana. Yippee. That's a 10 degree rise since I got up this morning.

[plymouthcranbrook]

On 1/2/2018 at 10:22 AM, casper50 said:

it's 44F in Sterling Alaska right now.

 

I hate you. +2 here in NE Illinois. High today will be about +8

[RNR1957NYer]

Snow day - blizzard warning in eastern MA today; 12 to 18 inches forecast in my area - note there is no path to the garage (yet)

[Dennis_MN]

[John Rogers]

I sincerely feel for all of you, thats so cold !!  We have been 75 with a low of 44. Man am I ever glad I live in Arizona .

                   John

[ggdad1951]

so we just got out of -20° and now this weekend sounds like we'll be right back into it....JIT for tailgating for the Vikings game on Sunday 

 

[KindachiShota]

After reading and seeing these photos I really feeling cold in home.

[Ranger]

Keats says it all. Winter just sucks! Not much snow this year in Central Oregon but the ice got me. Nursing broken ribs from a fall. Be careful out there.

[casper50]

Some people are just whiners.  LOL

[T120]

9 hours ago, casper50 said:

 

Gasoline sales down today....Everclear sales up.

[casper50]

I've been told that they shut the pumps off at -60.  The hoses will crack when bent at that temp.

[pflaming]

At -74, the only ones going anywhere are those headed to the BBQ! LOL