Here in upstate New York it finally feels like winter! I'm not really a big fan of winter, but the snow on the trees after a fresh snowfall is very pretty. We have been lucky so far. Up until a few days ago, we just had a dusting of snow once or twice. The temperatures have been very mild. A few weeks ago the temperature was even in the high 50's.
That all changed this week. Winter came roaring in with a few inches of snow and temperatures down to a low of about 9F. Although temperatures are supposed to slowly increase to a high of 42F on Saturday.
When I was younger I used to love going cross country skiing. I haven't been in at least eight years. My skis are now 24 years old, so I should really buy new ones if I ever decide to take up cross country skiing again.
Another winter sport I used to like is snowmobiling. I have an old Polaris XLT snowmobile. It is about 17 years old. Someday when the boys are older I may buy a new one. Registering and insuring a snowmobile costs about $100 per year. It's pretty expensive when you only ride once or twice.
I'm not really interested in any other sports. There is a very popular, small golf course up the road from where I live. My oldest son wants to learn how to golf, so maybe in a few years, we will give golfing a try. A lot of people I know love to golf. The boys father bought a golf video game that the boys enjoy playing. A Facebook member named Lanny Forrester enjoys playing golf. He would probably be able to give me a few golfing pointers.
The way this winter has been so mild this year, golfers were still golfing at the golf course up the road until mid November. I'm really hoping winter ends early too. I'm sure golfers would agree.
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