It's a myth that Julius and Augustus Caesar took days from February to pad their eponymous months. It's fact that in 2022, January took weeks from February to bloat its empire of frost. Six weeks of Deep Winter is two unwelcome weeks longer than usual. Some would argue that it's six weeks too long. Still others are too cold to argue and spend their time clutching hot beverages while wrapped in blankets and praying that the propane holds out until we get to a warmer month; we're thinking the "padded" ones (July or August).
Despite the ugly cold, there is still fun to be had. This is the northwoods after all. We've got a few more ideas to express cold as art. If Deep Winter continues into next week (blech), we'll try to give them form.
