You know the feeling?

Crazy admission: I actually like winter.

Ok, ok, it's easy to say that in November when the cold weather has only just begun, and I know that come March, I'll be ready for the good weather again, but really. I like it when it's cold--at least I don't mind it when it's cold.

And cold for real--18 degrees on Thursday morning. Sure, it's not Canada-cold, but for a November morning, 18 is cold enough, thanks very.

I'm really looking forward to the first snow (well, the first REAL snow; we had flurries last Saturday morning), and I really can't wait for the way the night sky looks. If you've not seen snow clouds at night over a metropolitan area, you're missing out. The light from below refracts up and around, and the clouds become nothing short of luminous. As well, there's a crispness, a clarity to a clear winter sky. It's really something.

So come on, winter. Let's get this thing on.