- 32 degrees -There is a sticky sensation in your throat when you breathe in air below a certain temperature. Snow occurs around this temperature; warmer or colder air brings rains or evaporation.
- 20 degrees - Eyes water. You must cough a few times to acclimate to the outdoors.
- 15 degrees - The air becomes glittery and all objects are covered with white frost. Eyes sting and water rapidly.
- 10 degrees - Frosted objects now look furry and covered with crystal sugar. Your eyebrows and forehead become painful to move. Ears become numb and crunchy. Exhalation vapours disappear quickly into frozen crystals.
- ZERO degrees - Below zero and above zero feels distinctively different. The fountain of tears now falling from your eyes lie in frozen salt tracks on your cheeks. Your nostrils practically snap closed to avoid the painfully drying air. You also discover that you do in fact have nose hair, albeit frozen into stalagtites.
There is so much that I see and discover and enjoy in this white landscape that I find it difficult to put into words. It is as amazing as trying to describe an ocean sunset, an emerging seedling or the birth of a child. You just have to be there!
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