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Icy

It dropped below freezing last week, and it will again in another day or so. This doesn't happen very often here -- maybe a few times every December and January -- and it's always odd to me when it does. This is probably because I spent my childhood in the tropics, where it's usually 85F on Christmas Day, and we never had air conditioning.

When it gets this cold we always cover the citrus trees and our little gardens to prevent damage, although I'm sure the strawberries love it.

Being a tropical kid means I also have almost zero tolerance for cold. My hands and feet and ears and nose went numb just while I was outside snapping a few pics. On the upside, heat doesn't bother me at all.

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