Sunday, December 17, 2023

FOR ALL THOSE FLAKES OUT THERE!

     MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2023

  FOR ALL THOSE FLAKES OUT THERE!

            Welcome to "Flake Appreciation Day!"  And, no,

I'm not referring to any of those "weird people" you

may know. This day is dedicated to the appreciation

of snowflakes! You know, water vapor that freezes

into those ice crystals that create a winter wonder

land around most of our area between December

and May. We've always been told that no two snow

flakes are identical but in 1998 Nancy Knight, a

scientist at the National Center for Atmosphere

Research in Boulder, Colorado, found two

identical samples while studying snow crystals

from a storm in Wisconsin. I always wondered 

who was checking all those snowflakes! In any

case, this is the day we are suppose to appreciate

each flake. It's probably a lot easier to do if you're

watching, rather than shoveling them. If you haven't

checked any of the snow from our storm this past

week you may have to spend the day appreciating 

some of your weird friends! Hope you'll appreciate

one or the other and that all your NEWS is good! 

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