These few paragraphs describe a few hours of my life today.
I pushed back the covers and climbed out of bed at 7:15. The thermometer outside the kitchen window read thirty two below zero. Even in a thick long sleeved shirt and pants that I slept in, I still felt a slight chill underneathe, so I hated to think how bad it would be if I was only in my underwear.
Mercifully, there was no windchill outside as I did my paper route. It was still dark out, but the horizon was colored a deep green and yellow to indicate the approaching dawn. The street lights were off at this time, but I could still see what lay before me all the way. Covered in snow, my surroundings reminded me of vanilla icing on a giant cake.
By the time I was finished, the sun had risen over the horizon, turning the sky in that direction a mixture of pink and yellow. Smoke rising out of chimneys came out with a pinkish hue. I felt lucky to have my work finished for the day although others were just starting. My fingers were numb and freezing and my mustache was starting to collect ice. All I wanted now was to sit down by the furnace at home and eat my breakfast.
I pushed back the covers and climbed out of bed at 7:15. The thermometer outside the kitchen window read thirty two below zero. Even in a thick long sleeved shirt and pants that I slept in, I still felt a slight chill underneathe, so I hated to think how bad it would be if I was only in my underwear.
Mercifully, there was no windchill outside as I did my paper route. It was still dark out, but the horizon was colored a deep green and yellow to indicate the approaching dawn. The street lights were off at this time, but I could still see what lay before me all the way. Covered in snow, my surroundings reminded me of vanilla icing on a giant cake.
By the time I was finished, the sun had risen over the horizon, turning the sky in that direction a mixture of pink and yellow. Smoke rising out of chimneys came out with a pinkish hue. I felt lucky to have my work finished for the day although others were just starting. My fingers were numb and freezing and my mustache was starting to collect ice. All I wanted now was to sit down by the furnace at home and eat my breakfast.
