Advent Calendar 2024 – Day 22

Christmas balls, stars and light part 22
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Day 22

Some trash talk about the snow disappearing. Yesterday, there was snow, but now it’s gone. Sometimes, the weather forecast is correct, but sometimes it’s not. In Finland, the weather is unpredictable, regardless of season. There would have been at least some snow, so it would have been white. If you want to see snow, you must go up north. But that’s not a reason to spend money on travelling. It’s dull when there is no snow, especially at Christmas. I won’t be home at Christmas but there is no snow in Tallinn either.

You don’t know what shoes to wear when the weather changes. If you wear winter boots and it rains, you ruin them. You can slip and hurt yourself if you wear sneakers and it snows. If the snow would stay, it would be easier to choose footwear. No one knows when there will be snow here again. The forecast says it’s going to be plus Celsius in some days. You would think it’s Autumn and not Winter. It does dampen the Christmas cheer a little bit when there is no snow, but you live with it.

Is this Christmas or an ordinary day? You tell me. It was taken today, and that’s no trash talk.

no snow
©Mia Salminen 2024

Advent Calendar 2024 – Day 21

Christmas balls, stars and light part 21
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Day 21

Snow shouldn’t come before the festivities, but here in Southern Finland, this Christmas is not lucky. We had snow last night, but it won’t last long because the forecast says it will rain tomorrow. I guess we should enjoy it while it lasts. I will never understand people who live in Finland and don’t like snow. I love it. If you can’t stand the snow, get out of the country. Or you might just live with it and stop complaining. Not that there is anything wrong with it. It’s time for festivities and not time to be disappointed. Weather isn’t something you can turn off and on again. You get what you get, and you live with it.

The view outside my window.

snow
©Mia Salminen 2024