I live out West where you shoot in the wind or you miss a lot of pics. Filters are a must for lens protection 'year round. Of course, I use good filters to minimize problems with the final product.

Look for a used nikon d40 in good shape. About as easy to use as a p&s, takes excellent pics and can be had for a song nowadays.

Sat was -25, today it's 41 and raining. Snow accumulation of 2+ft the last week. Now folks are worried about flooding with the much warmer weather. Northern Utah.

Last operational pay phone I saw was back in the winter of '13 on a trip to Monument Valley. The feds had a rest stop in a small Utah town with all services. The phone was on a post in concrete with a cover over it. People were gathered around snapping pics of it as though something had landed from Mars!