I am originally from upstate New York. I have been living in Northern Florida since 1990s. I travel north in the winter. I stay with my sister and her neighbors will comment, “why are you here?” I love winter. Well, I love it for awhile. I enjoy the winter hikes with my nephew. No one is out on the snow covered trails. I like helping my sister shovel the driveways of her neighbors during a storm. It is the time neighbors come out of their homes oddly enough. I see this from an outsider and marvel at it. I remember one hike on Balsom Mountain, a father and mother carried one child in a back carryall and the other small tike was in a full outdoor snowsuit. She was very happy.