Layers

I'm dressed in layers today. Three on the top. Two on the lower half (lined flannel pants). And that's before the lined jacket and cap go on. We'll be leaving soon for northwestern Pennsylvania for a whirlwind, in-and-out trip to see our granddaughter play in a violin recital tomorrow. She's becoming quite good and we're excited to see (well, really, hear) the new pieces she's learned this fall.

So, we drive up today. Go to the recital tomorrow morning. Drive back right afterward. A lot of driving but definitely worth it. The plus is that the weather will be wetless. No snow or rain or in between forecast except for maybe a few flakes in the snowbelt near Lake Erie. It will be cold, however. Thus, the layers.

I've become acclimated to the warmer temperatures down here. I don't really relish getting cold again right now. Kooper is coming along, too. He has built in layering and doesn't seem to mind the cold. In fact, he may relish it. I know he likes the snow. Maybe I need more fur. Maybe humans lost too much of our natural layering while evolving on the savannah and should grow it back now that some of us have migrated to colder regions.

Then again, probably not. In a few years there won't be any colder regions left. We will have waited Mother Nature out! Chalk one up for the humans!