One Cold Flower

The temperature was 28°F when I got up this morning. As I type this blog, the National Weather Service says the temperature is 32°F and the wind chill is 22°F. Despite the sub-freezing early morning temperature, the rose beside my house still blooms. I just took this photo. It’s petals must be frozen but it’s determined to hang on. I hate to tell it this bad news, but it’s supposed to be 12°F tonight. And that’s actual temperature, not wind chill. There’s a chance we’ll have more snow Wednesday night, Friday, and Friday night. I just fired up the kerosene heater. With the heater in the room with me, I’m kept toasty. Toasty, I said, not toasted.