Marcus smiled. For the first time in eleven years, he didn’t check the data.
“Winter,” Marcus said. “It’s December. Temperature minus twelve. Snow cover one hundred percent.” how many season in usa
“This isn’t winter,” Elara said. “Winter is when the lake is solid and quiet and the snow is soft. This is thaw-freeze . And before this, we had early dark —when the sun goes down at four but it isn’t really cold yet. And after this, we’ll have sugar snow —when it’s too cold to stick, so the snow feels like sand.” Marcus smiled
She shook her head slowly, then stood up. She took his gloved hand and pulled him toward the frozen pond behind her house. “That’s just what the calendar says,” she muttered. he didn’t check the data. “Winter