Walking to class this afternoon I stopped and took pictures of ice in various configurations.
Physical Environment
Sunset and Stars
Another clear day and night. As I write this, temperatures have dropped to 8F after reaching a high of only 14F. It seems unlikely we’ll reach a record low for this date (7F in 1971), but perhaps we’ll match or break the record low for tomorrow (8F in 1969) before temperatures warm up for the day. Fortunately winds have been calm around the house, so it hasn’t felt too bad.
The view of Orion from the south side of the house inspired me to brave the cold for a couple of minutes to take some pictures.
A Rough Fall?
This fall and early winter it has seemed like few days on the water very nice, and as a result I’ve been thinking that this year’s weather/sea state has been worse than last year’s which, for some reason, I remember as being reasonably mellow. After commenting on this, I decided to look up the buoy … Read more
View from the House
Several snow showers moved through today separated by brief clouds breaks with some sun. It was interesting to watch the snow swirl around as the wind blew it over/off the house in various directions. Didn’t really get outside much to speak of today, though I did step out to enjoy one of the cloud breaks … Read more
Walk to Totem Park
Walked down to Totem Park with the kids again today. It was pretty rainy for much of the time we were there, though the rain stopped and skies lightened a bit before we left.