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I love when you come out in the mornings during winter and it’s still not quite daytime and the ground and grass and windows are all frosted over and you can see your breath in the air <3 it reminds me of going to school when I was younger

Iam from Australia so Its a hot Christmas for me especially this year with heatwaves and fires everywhere. luckily my area is away from the fires but others are not so blessed.
My favorite winter weather is the awesome Thunder Storms we get with thunder that rattles the windows and lighting that lights up the dark winter night sky followed by the heavy drenching rain.

Thank you so much!

thankyou Master StablesMS for your kind gift.
We get fires every year some years worse then others this year seems worse then normal especially with the heatwave across the country, Thankfully we had a cool change today even got a bit o rain this am . Have a wonderful Christmas hoping to visit my brother in Scotland one Christmas where my family is originally from

My absolute favorite is the soft quiet of a snowfall. I love going out to the barn to feed and walking around with snow flakes everywhere. I also love a sunny chilly day immediately after snow. The bright sun on snow and iceicles beginning to form is very pretty to me.

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I like frosty mornings with bright starlight skies. The frosty grass crunches beneath your feet and sparkles like diamonds, seeming to reflect the stars above. Exhaling makes you look like a dragon with the puffs of warm air.

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My favorite is when there is fresh clean powder snow in the morning. It’s like waking up to a surprise and everything is fresh and clean. I live the way it looks on bare tree limbs and on Christmas lights on houses.

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Oh man, you guys. It's so strange/interesting to hear about the climates in other places, especially this time of year! I gotta say, most of what you guys think of as winter is closer to 'early fall' up here! I live in Minnesota, and for those of you not from the US (or maybe just the Midwestern US? I'm not actually sure) Minnesnowta has a bit of a reputation. One of the funniest things that seems to happen at least once every year is someone moves up here from farther south and sometime in October or November they say something like "Wow, you guys were serious about the weather up here! I can't believe it's winter already!" and we say "Oh, honey. It's not." The Holly King rules these lands with an icy fist, and Oak King months are short and precious and hard won after a long and tumultuous spring!

Basically the North Wind blows down from the Arctic, through Canada, and then to us. So we're warmer and less ridiculous than farther north in Canada or, like, Russia, but winter is a serious affair. It is currently 18 degrees Fahrenheit (that's about -8 Celsius), which is the warmest reading I've heard all week! It's probably because the sun is actually shining! There usually hits a point were we freeze for the year- the temp drops below freezing and doesn't cross back up til spring- so all our snow just keeps piling up and up and up. The biggest snow piles (spots where everyone is dumping their plowed snow, like on the edges of parking lots) get taller than houses. That freeze point is usually in mid to late November or early December, so we're not very far into it and the snow is only about 8 inches deep. Maybe a foot. (20-30 cm) Not so much yet, and the biggest snow piles are only a little taller than me (and I'm a tiny person). Basically there's a reason that the majority of the population here has some sort of Scandinavian ancestry!

I have always liked winter though; when you grow up with it and you know how to handle it you can manage the rough parts and enjoy the fun parts! I like the soft quiet of a fresh snowfall at night and the untouched canvas the next morning. I like the cozy sweaters and the fireplaces/woodburning stoves and the lights and decorations. I like when the icicles get bigger than small children or even make it all the way to the ground and make ice columns! Back when I still lived on a farm with horses I loved watching them run around the morning after as snowfall, plowing through the fresh powder and kicking up white clouds and bucking and tossing their heads like colts! I think my favorite winter weather, to answer the actual question, though, is a clear sky with a full moon on clean snow. The snow reflects the moonlight, and everything just glows! Even I can see like it's almost daylight, and I'm nightblind. That's probably why I like it so much, lol. It looks like magic should be happening, like magic probably is happening and you just can't see it!

I love how peaceful and gentle it is when it snows and I really enjoy seeing all of the animals and birds that seem to enjoy it as well. I also love the warm winter days when things aren't too cold and the skys are bright.

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@Taliesin your winter weather sounds almost the same as mine in Northern Montana. It’s cold snowy and windy. We often get at least a week of -10 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Sometimes -10 is our heat wave. We haven’t really gotten into our cold weather yet that usually comes in January or February. But its really the wind that gets people it’s always blowing year round, some days the wind is blowing 50mphr. If’s you want to ride anything under 20mph is a good day, anything windier and your horse had better be well broke, because saddling is a challenge when the saddle blanket keeps getting blown off before you can get the saddle on them.

My favorite thing about winter is the nice brisk mornings riding through the snow, plowing through snow drifts. When my mare is all frisky because it’s cold and breezy. That’s really fun. I also love when it first starts to melt and you wake up and hear the drip drip of water melting off your roof and know spring is finally coming.

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If I had to choose a type of weather it would be cloudy and snowing because then the clouds reflect back or hold in what little heat there is. Snow also muffles alot of noises so it's quieter outside. The rest of the time, I'd prefer to stay inside and read a book or crochet by the fire.

I grew up in Minnesota, so I had to deal with the 6 foot snowbanks every year. Now I live in the desert, so nights get a bit chilly during the winter, but I'd rather deal with a bit chilly than freeze your nose off snow. Arizona Winters are a nice change.

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I live in Ohio, so we have all 4 seasons. Right now we have less than an inch of snow on the ground, but it has a thin layer of ice over it. Last night got down to 7° Fahrenheit, but tonight in the 20's. My favorite part of winter is watching the snow come down at night and wake up to a blanket of fresh, untouched snow across the fields. Walking out to feed the horses and being able to see your breath, and getting to make the first tracks in the new snow. It's cold enough the horses are frisky, but not so cold your face freezes. Growing up on a farm, I used to love being able to run through the fields and create "art" with my footprints. I still have a strong urge to run through a large field to be the first one to make any tracks in it.

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my favorite winter weather is snow, i live in the desert so i have to go up into the mountains if i want to play in the snow, every year i wish that just once it would snow on Christmas, hopefully one day my wish will come true

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Wow guys so many responses and so many great descriptions of your experience with winter weather! I love love love reading this!

@SilverCreekFarm that is probably why I love snow so much too, even though I am in Northern Europe because of the mild sea climate it often is rain not snow, so when we do get it (maybe up to two or three times a year nowadays) I am so happy!

@jaclou I'm glad you got some rain, I cannot imagine how scary it must be to know that these all consuming fires are closeby! And Scotland is someplace I'd would like to visit too someday, see the green hills and some nice old castles!

@levesel1 I like that description, those big flakes are the best!

@Humboldt yay team snow!

@Crowned1 what rollarskating in shorts on Christmas day? :O That really is crazy! Love your description about bipolar mother nature haha, at least she is never boring!

@ChateauAlbere haha I never thought of myself as a dragon, always more of a steam powered train or something, but the next time it is frosty I'll definitely keep that in mind (and maybe let out a little roar too :p).

@FallOutRoyale that's the best part about wet autumn weather and cold wintery weather: to stay indoors with a blanket and a nice hot drink!

@Chesneythecorgi I love that too! Especially if the only tracks in the fresh snow you see are from birds or a few little kitty paws on the table!

@Wide Open Farm I have the same warm winters now! But I feel when I was younger there were more colder winters, just like you I have memories of sleigh riding and ice skating and snowballfights!

@Taliesin I love your description of the kings of minnesota haha! It really has some personality huh?! And wow snow higher than houses? I only see that stuff on social media video's :p I don't know what it is with snow but it always feels magical, from the moment the flakes start falling down up untill the clean white canvasses and even the moment when it starts melting (that's when I always feel like going 'back to the normal world').

@Vella Driving in snow is a bit of a challenge, that is true! Foggy mornings with a nice sunrise are great too!

@Flutterbelle Snow is awesome! And especially if you can walk your dog out in the snow and it turns all white, almost like a living snowman! My old dog used to eat the balls of snow we threw at her, so funny to see!

@paradoxphoenix yep I must say that if there would be constant below zero temperatures I would be happy about a hot day too!

@Silverstar I always have a love-hate relationship with melting snow. As we don't get snow very often I am always bummed to see it go, but like you said, it also means springtime is coming!

@HorseAngel I think coco might be the absolute best thing about the whole winter season! :P

@Dunappy9 Ooh now I want to go sit by a fireplace (we don't have one) with a book (no time to read unfortunately).

@Bambi207 Glittery mountains sound great! I once read that putting in an air filled ball (like a soccer ball or something) in the water tub can prevent it from freezing a bit as the ball bounces and keeps the water moving. Not sure how much or how long it would actually work though!

@buttrflyfreefall how did you move from arizona winter to a desert? :o

@TerreDesAnges yep love that too, looking at the stars in your thick warm wintery coat!

@HelenofTroy Whenever you can stay in and drink choco is a good day!

@TimberRunFarms That feeling of making the first tracks is the best! I always try to keep a part of our garden 'untouched' so I can still enjoy that view of white untouched snow!

@Corvus What -45 / -57 degrees? :O Oh my, that is cold on a whole new level!
And wow that description of the Northern lights! :o I always have wanted to see it once in my life, but now even more so!
I think Ammit should make a new herd helper out of your description :p

@DesertRoseHorses29 I always hope for snow on christmas day too! But it happened maybe once or twice in my entire life! But ey, you might never know!

I'll go sending out the gifts now, it might take a bit as there have been so many responses!

I will definitely try that! Thank you Master StablesMS

You're all welcome!
And @TerreDesAnges she is gorgeous, and she even papered blue out of a C stud! That's awsome, congratz!

thank you so much for the gifts!

Thanks for the lovely gifts!

I got this lovely boy from one breeding. Thinking this might lead to a new barn...

WO NorthernLegend 2P

@all who responded ... They are pretty intense, I have actually got a little seasick watching them as they dance ... and it is a dance, the way they interact with each other, then just the ice cold stillness is one that even at that temp you kinda just have to watch. Its the quiet of those temps that really makes the magic of the Lights ... its almost like sound is frozen and then broke loose.
Makes yah kinda wonder what they do further North, where it gets really cold LOL, I'm good where I am though ... Don't think I could take that cold. Here it sometimes gets so cold that plastic will shatter if you just tap it. Watering the horses the water heater has to be raised and hot water needs to go out so the hose doesn't freeze as soon as the water starts to move. When your all done, you grab your blankey, throw in a movie (or a little Hunt Jump for me) and just thaw out, till you have to go again... :D

Thanks for the straws MS ... this was really fun :)

Thank you so much for the straws! I'll come back and show off babies when I find good matches! :D

Thank you for the straws!

I love the clear starry skies in the morning. I'm not a fan of the cold, snow, or frost, but I get to work waaaay up on the mountains early and get to see the beautiful skies in the morning as the sun rises over the tops of the mountains.

Thanks for the new comments!
I'll go through them tomorrow or monday so I can spend time to send out the right gifts!

But I also am happy to see that the gifts you got are very welcome and even help people to start up new lines! :D

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