April 19/07 Current conditions: 0C; Overcast with Light Snow. FEELS LIKE -6°C WIND NW 22 km/h GUSTS RELATIVE HUMIDITY 86% DEWPOINT -2°C PRESSURE 101.10 kPa VISIBILITY 2.0 km CEILING 500 ft Thursday Hockey… I think I won’t be showing up… No sense playing in 5cm of snow.
Ice, Ice Baby
by Bertha on 22. Jan, 2007 in Canada 2006, Pictures, Travel
Went to the Ice on Whyte Festival on Friday. The ice sculpting competition was still in progress so we were able to watch the teams in action. Had a real laugh watching one team take a car snowbrush and scrub the groin area of their statue. Here’s a pic of one of one of the […]
Ice on Whyte Festival
by Bertha on 19. Jan, 2007 in Canada 2006, Travel
Is on now until the 28th. This year they will have an adult sized ice castle with slide as part of the celebration 100 years ago of the annexation of Strathcona into Edmonton! woo hoo! Anyone want to go on an ice slide? Films will also be showing everyday at 6.30pm on an ice screen. […]
Winter Wonderland
by Bertha on 23. Nov, 2006 in Canada 2006, Pictures, Travel
This isn’t fog or smog, its a snowstorm. This morning I awoke to a beautiful snowfall with large, fluffy flakes. I love fluffy falling flakes! So pretty. The only drawback to having about 5cm of snowfall so far today is that the drive to work is very slow and sometimes dangerous. My all Season tires […]
Good Weekend
by Bertha on 30. Oct, 2006 in Canada 2006
Woke up this morning Saturday morning to a gorgeous view of a blanket of white snow covering the dry pond in the backyard. The temperature was still close to zero so walking around outside was very appealing to me. I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t seen snow in 2 years but there’s something […]