Trip to favorite place in the world
I've been to a lot of places in my life, but a couple nights ago I was reminded that my favorite place on earth is only about 15 miles east of here. It was the first time I'd been to my land at night since I left for England. I had been several times during the day since I've been back, but this was the first time at night.
There's nothing like being out there at night. I've studied nighttime temperatures there for the past 3+ years, but somehow I'm always surprised when I step out of the car and feel the blast of cold air. Then I look at station #18 and think about the fact that I'm standing at the place that's measuring the lowest temperature in Oklahoma.
It's always neat to feel the temperature change when I walk up the hill. Sometimes I'm lucky enough to be out there on a night when it only takes 2 or 3 steps in one direction to feel the temperature go up by 10+ degrees.
Alright, so maybe there's not a lot there but a little cabin, 6 weather stations, lots of trees, and some "unusable" swamp land. But for someone who loves microclimates as much as I do, it's like Disneyland.
5 Comments:
awwwww... *sniff*
someone hand me a kleenex, please...
That's really cool. We all have our favorite places. It's nice that yours isn't far from your home.
That's neat. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
This post shows exactly one of the reasons I like you... you can find wonder in things that most people can't.. I still remember that first trip to oklahoma.. you were fascinated by our stop signs and our "small" trees. :)
Oh and we must not forget armadillos.... do you ever see any on your land??
I live near the ocean in california, and the strangest thing happened a few months ago when I was on a walk. We walked near the beach and it was a little chilly like usual and some wind. Then we went up a small hill away from the ocean to get on the main road, and there was this warm blast of air. Never felt anything like it before.
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