As we begin the new year, the skies have been grey and overcast, wih occasional showers, a crisp cold in the air and temperatures dipping into sub-freezing during the night.
Blue skies, sun and temperatures reasonable for this time of the year. At least the climate is not that of what is going on in Washington, D.C.
The snow did not last for the week as expected for presenting a white Christmas but it was nice for the children while it lasted.
We saw the first fallen snow upon awakening Tuesday morning.
It has been a rather gray and rainy week but Sunday was a glorious day to enjoy the sunshine and the 50-degree temperature.
During the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, only one person in Aquinnah passed away from the flu.