Winter greetings?

Hello! Mid-winter greetings from the Outer Lands Archipelago, coastal New York.

Winter has been peculiar. Normally, temps are freezing here at this time of year. But not this year. It’s been in the 40s and 50s a lot. Is this another one of those new normals? We’ve can’t remember a winter like this. Spring bulbs are already coming up, birds are singing…

On the one hand, we’re grateful that it’s so nice out. But on the other hand, one has to worry about climate change. We’re saving on home heating oil, but the planet is going to hell in a hand basket.

What would it cost to switch to an electric heat pump? I don’t know. We should find out. It’s on my list.