Back deck ... what you got ?

My backyard in NW FL...today, Jan 1 it is 27 degrees but with a 20 knot wind it feels like 22...soon I will have wood duck habitats, bluebird houses, and a little platform for the Kingfisher that hangs around. Just bought this view and am currently remodeling the house that came with the view.

 

27F ?

 

iPhone image

The Koi pond.

 

Yep but that's quite, quite cold for NW Florida. It's already down to 25 tonight with about a 15 knot wind out of the north. Cold is always relative.

 

I thought 40 was cold here till I got up this morning to 12. Like heat it's exponential.

 

It is always a possibility, I've seen it snow here five or six times and once with a measurable 5 inches. I've also seen it below 0 here. These are rare moments and frankly, I wish they would go be rarely somewhere else.

 

Cold is cold is cold and there gets to a point where you begin to lose feeling in your extremities especially if you are in the deep south. These are numbers that do not reflect the 15 knot winds.

 

Shot from the (open) doorwall, over the patio, on Christmas day (Canon 20D with EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM zoom lens, Program mode, ISO 400, unedited save for size):



Shot from the same doorwall, slowly, carefully partway opened, on New Year's Eve day (Canon 20D with EF 100-300mm USM zoom lens, Program mode, ISO 100, edited for framing and size):

 

A few days ago.

 

Brrr, that wine looks quiet chilled !!!

 

Lol ... perfectly chilled.