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February 20, 2006

Cold & windy

Or, at least, that's what it's been like for the last several days. We had our first and (hopefully) only taste of a real Saskatchewan winter over the weekend. Daytime highs of -33C, with windchill warnings of -43C, meant that we spent even less time outside than we would normally have. Poor Dad, just recently returned from Lompoc, CA, was really feeling the cold :-(

However, the extreme cold and wind made for some interesting pictures. We had spectacular sundogs driving out to Aberdeen one morning . . . and they lasted for a good portion of the day.

The weather also made for some interesting (and not too particularly pleasant) driving conditions. Driving back into Saskatoon one afternoon, the snow was blowing across the highway to the extent that we could barely see the lines. It's a good thing we'd taken it instead of the grid road, as I'm not certain we'd have been able to tell where the gravel road ended and the farmers' fields began!

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February 15, 2006

Sundogs

Just as we were getting ready to leave this evening, Dad pointed out a pair of sundogs in the sky across the street from the house.

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January 28, 2006

Frosty house

We had some really impressive hoar frost earlier this month, most of it on days that we hadn't been able to make it out to the house. I was quite disappointed, as the frost here in the city was gorgeous, and I wanted pictures of the new house with all the frost.

I spoke yesterday morning with Mel from Aberdeen Agencies, who later emailed me several pictures of the house. We're very glad that he stopped to take them. Thanks Mel!

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January 05, 2006

A Bright & Frosty Day

There are those who would question my sanity, but one of the things that I love about living in Saskatchewan is the winters. There's nothing quite like a crisp, cold, sunny winter's day. And, when the conditions are just right for hoar frost, even the most mundane of things becomes breathtaking.