Since December last year, Caroline and I have enjoyed over a dozen opportunities to bundle up against the cold. This is my reminder that these days do exist because soon, our temperatures will pass 90 degrees (32c) and won’t come back down until late in the year. We were already thinking these days were over when, to our surprise, it dipped down to 37 degrees (3c) yesterday. On with a base layer, fleece, shell, gloves, and beanie for our early morning walk.

The fleeting nature of cold here in the desert southwest was driven home this morning when we were able to head out sans heavy jacket, beanie, and gloves as it was a toasty 52 or 11 Celsius. While we can still expect a relatively cold day in the near future, it’s unlikely we’ll see another morning in the 30s, so this is a kind of celebration in addition to a reminder that we have enjoyed the cold. When our mid-day temperatures start to approach 115 blistering degrees (46c), it’s easy to wonder if we ever escaped the heat even for a minute.