Day: 20 December 2009

Putting up Christmas lights at 30 below

I thought it would warm up. Well, it did, but I was busy. “Warm” and “not busy” never did coincide (well, “not busy” never actually occurred). So, at 30 below zero, the Xmas lights went up on the house this afternoon. Next year I’ll get them up in October....
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Morning at Mary Lake at -31°C

It’s a tad nippy out there this morning – -31°C (-24°F) – but my god it’s beautiful. This was our view of Golden Horn at 10:16, 7 minutes after sunrise. Today was a “special treat” morning for breakfast (these special treats get more and more common 🙂 ) –...
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