Don't Complain to Snow Birds

Many people spend the winter season in Borrego Springs. We call them "snow birds". Some own second homes here, others rent or lease homes, some come in their RV's and others just camp. They come here to get away from the wet, frosty places we Borregans only read about...Canada, Michigan, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Oregon, Washington...you know, the COLD states!

Well, this season has seemed colder than usual, at least to us. We happened to mention that to a snow bird who has wintered here for many years. We were complaining of the past two week cloudy period. When we said we missed seeing the sun and said how dark it seemed to us when the sun didn't shine, he laughed at us and said, " You don't even know what dark days are like. We live in the north woods, hardly ever see the sun and almost never get to see the moon...and freezes last almost the entire winter!"

So...we guess the December clouds and scattered sprinkles were nothing to complain about, after all!