Snowmageddon in Washington D.C.

Welcome to my world. (Canada) Chuckle Chuckle Snort. Buck it up my friends. (and don't drive....stay off the roads.)

Winter Driving In Canada

A little drive-by shooting for your viewing pleasure. It won't be long and the world will be here in Canada. (2010 Olympic Games) Many people, I believe, have misconceptions about my country, but when it comes to their 'picture' of our landscape and what it's like to drive here in the winter, I think they are 'dead' on. This was a 1.5 hour drive in Ontario yesterday. Back and forth to pick up my Daughter and Baby J; who really has become Toddler J overnight! Canada has a lot of land. A lot! It goes on for miles and miles and miles. In most cases it only takes but a few minutes outside any major city, town, village or hamlet to see this kind of landscape in the cold months. Many visitors ask 'What do you do with all this land?'. (especially the Japanese!?) Well, if it's below the permafrost, we farm, we grow, we hike, we snowmobile, we walk, we let the dogs go wild, we run, we bike...we love our land. What do you think?

White Out Puppers

A wee white dog could easily get lost in a white out ya know.

White Dog White Snow White Pot 'O Cupcake

A happy activity on a snow squall Canadian day.

White Out White In

The weather did not inspire me, rather it kept me company while I stroked the plaster walls. The colour is 'Atmosphere'. In fact, for all of you budget-conscience DIYers out there, it is a pre-mixed Walmart interior latex. $23/gallon. The colour looks white oui? But actually it's more of an icy blue, similar to my current Canadian landscape; beyond my dining room door. I'm lovin' it. Fresh, Open, Airy. Wide. White Space. White Out. White In.

Random Quirky Snapshot of My Life

You have to enlarge this shot to appreciate my reality. Notice the snow? (ugh) This was yesterday afternoon. Bee in her spring boots, winter coat and new summer sunglasses. Newly rediscovered pucks poking out from the top layer of the melting ice rink. Paige basking in smelly-dog-spring-poo-scented air and sunshine. (Paige! You are so un-lady-like! Jeeze.) Yes, life around here is definitely random, quirky and wonderful.

Photo Love

How can one resist (the melting of a heart) looking at perfect photographs? I could write a novella for each one. You know I can't resist writing my 'Photofiction'. (a cute phrase/name I coined for my type of creative work) Come back this week for the 3 stories.

Frostbite Within Minutes

It's -30 degrees C here this morning. Get in here silly. Forget about those darn squirrels. You can get frostbite on your black nose within minutes. Come inside and cuddle with me. We'll escape this Arctic freeze together.

Keyword Analysis

Below, behold my keyword analysis for my blog. (Above is an up-to-date photo of hell freezing over.) Try as I might, I still get the dirty-doers lookin' for the dirt. There is no way to figure this out, but they all end up at my place. (The list for today is good for a laugh)

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Crazy Canucks (or why it's great to be Canadian)

Wind Chill Warning Continued

Wind chill....Temperatures have dropped to near minus 25 this morning over areas east of Georgian Bay through to Deep River. These cold temperatures combined with north winds are generating wind chill values of minus 35 over eastern Ontario this morning. Brisk north winds flowing off of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron are also producing wind chill values of minus 30 over cottage country south to Toronto this morning. These frigid wind chills will moderate as the mercury rises this morning. (I told you Canada looked grey this time of year.) No hanging out the laundry this morning, or I'd have blue jeans that could stand up by themselves. Brrrrr......coffee!!!

Snowflake Curtains

Aren't these pretty? This is a great winter afternoon project to do with family. Make hot chocolate with marshmallows, get on your flannel pyjamas and fleece slippers and snip, clip away. From Bugs and Fishes via Nibs. (.5 credit for PhD Snow.)

Byron Harmon: Great Days in the Rockies

Byron Harmon (1876-1942) was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA in 1876. His love of photography and gift for invention emerged during his teenage years. During this period, Eastman Kodak marketed its first roll film and, with the aim of reaching a broad audience, designed cameras that could be used with little training. Initially Harmon could not afford one of these cameras so he built his own. His first instrument was a hand-made pinhole camera.

In the mid 1890s, Harmon opened his first portrait studio. By the late 1890s he was ready for a change. Packing up his photographic equipment, he began a journey that would take him around the United States and Canada, eventually leading him to Banff, N.W.T., Canada, now in the Province of Alberta.

Harmon discovered that Banff was full of photographic opportunities, yet did not have a permanent photography studio. The potential for photography, together with magnificent scenery and health benefits of living in the mountains, appealed greatly to Harmon. He decided to settle in the town of Banff in the famed Canadian Rockies.

Claiming he would rather photograph mountains than people, Harmon launched a life ambition to photograph every major peak and glacier in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains in as many moods as possible. In this pursuit, he became an avid mountaineer. In 1906 he became a charter member and official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada. Harmon organized and accompanied numerous expeditions, both with the ACC and independently. These expeditions were ground-breaking and daring, and resulted in thousands of still photographs and considerable motion picture footage, as well as prestige and international recognition.

I'm digging the teepee lampshades and the authentic lodge decor!