Actually it's already Christmas Day in New Zealand and Australia so Merry Christmas to everyone down under!
Average temperatures in western Europe in December are about 40F to 50F degrees. Tokyo is usually in the 50s. Beijing is typically around 38 while Hong Kong is almost in the 70s. Chicago's average is 35F.
In Chicago this morning it is -4F.
The temperature has fallen since yesterday when I ventured forth to the Adler Planetarium for a day of wonder. On the 40 minute walk there from the train station, I saw the ducks in Lake Michigan.
After that, it was another 40 minute walk to Christkindlemarket.
The trick to not freezing, of course, is to keep moving and not just stand around. I reconfirmed my belief that hot gluhwein is even tastier right after coming in from the cold.
Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to hurt you. So in like manner you must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind. - Leonardo da Vinci
So bundle up out there!
The goldfinches have already wiped out a quarter of the feeder. I may have to go get another bag of thistle seed so I don't run out before New Years.
Update: Christmas Eve lunchtime feeding frenzy at the Goldfinch Cafe:
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