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Daily pic: 21 Dec 14

We had beautiful hoarfrost this weekend. The blue sky was a nice bonus, too.

Daily pic: 08 Dec 14

The patio at my work place in the late afternoon. Thought I'd capture the snow level before we have several days above zero. We have a crazy warm forecast for this week; presently: 0, 1, 4, 4, 0, -4 Celsius.

Daily pic: 11 Nov 14

Really struggling to get a picture some days, but I'm committed to completing this 365 project... Homemade cough drops G and I made: one part honey and one part coconut oil plus something for flavour. We used lemon extract, but I think cinnamon would have been better. These are super duper sweet!

P.S. First real snowfall today (it's here to stay), so I guess the snowflakes are appropriate!

Daily pic: 27 Oct 14

Van window as I was leaving work today... First snowfall of the season. At least it's not sticking around yet.

Daily pic: 19 Oct 14

I love driving down Elphinstone in the fall. Plus, the weather has been amazing this month and everything looks better with sunshine!

Daily pic: 26 Sep 14

Super happy to get this shot - a rare opportunity for me as I'm usually at work when they go to school, and they don't always leave at the same time. (Plus, I happened to be outside on my way to an appointment. iPhone was handy, too!)

Another gorgeous fall day! High of 30C and the girls will be participating in the annual Terry Fox Walk this afternoon.

Daily pic: 21 Sep 14

Waiting for S to finish her ringette officials clinic, this one took advantage of a smooth parking lot and the scooter we had in the van, recently inherited from their cousin who has outgrown it. (Boy do I love having the iPhone camera in my pocket!) Also, we're having gorgeous weather! Today was fantastic (23C) and the forecast is for mid to high 20s all week.

Daily pic: 31 Jul 14

The sky is endlessly fascinating to me! I don't mind getting up early. :)

P.S. We're having fantastic summer weather these days.

P.P.S. I'm off work for 11 days now! August 1-11, returning Tuesday, the 12th.

Daily pic: 30 Jun 14

Our old rain guage... We had rain all day yesterday, overnight, and all day today. Over 3" by the time I went to bed last night, and - thankfully - only another half an inch or so since then. Yesterday's heavy rainfall caused us some grief (water in the basement, half flooded yard), but nothing like the 8+ inches of rain many communities suffered in the same period: 37 communities in Saskatchewan and 33 in Manitoba have declared a state of emergency.

Daily pic: 29 Jun 14

Nice second harvest of rhubarb today. Picked in the rain while waiting to move a water pump -- which is really the story of the day: 3+ inches of rain so far and no end in sight. We spent much of the day dealing with water in the basement and yard. I also took a picture of a window well full of water. Yuck. This picture is much happier!

(Our third day of deep cleaning the girls' rooms came to a sudden halt when the water problems started. Hope we can get back to it tomorrow. But we have other commitments, too.)

Daily pic: 23 Jun 14

Leaving work after thunder showers.

Plus: Last week of school. First week in 2014 with all free evenings. Sweet!

Daily pic: 20 Jun 14

Where I stand, it's very wet! Lots of rain this week. Wearing my trusty, comfy Bogs. Quiet evening for me, with the girls in YG and Neil at the Rider game.

Daily pic: 21 May 14

This morning, S and her cousin were excited about going to Camp Monahan for 3 days and 2 nights of outdoor education with their classmates (grades 7 & 8). I'm sure they're going to love it! Their teachers are wonderful and the camp is lovely place. Plus, the weather forecast is fantastic: hot and sunny with a chance of thunderstorm tomorrow. Neil is going there tomorrow afternoon to talk about bison and demonstrate stone tool making (flaking flint).

Daily pic: 28 Apr 14

Of course this is the story of the day, even though it is not that unusual to have snow at this time of the year. I took this about 6 am and we had quite a bit more after that. I don't mind too much as I know it will melt soon! Unfortunately, the girls' "Intro to Track" day had to be postponed.

Daily pic: 27 Mar 14

Where I stand, the white stuff is not melting fast enough! We haven't had a day above freezing for a full week. The middle two weeks of March were beautiful, but we still have a lot of snow and ice. (Now I wish my boots were red! Or anything but boring black.)

Daily pic: 24 Feb 14

Yet another photo about this brutal winter we're having... predictable? (today's CY365 prompt) Or perhaps it's that the extreme cold had to make another appearance before spring arrives. I asked Neil to take this picture of me this morning when we got home from delivering papers in -46 wind chill.

Daily pic: 19 Feb 14

Drive to work at 8 am. It looks bleak, but the temperature is quite lovely compared to the past three months!

Daily pic: 16 Feb 14

I checked the weather at 8:15 pm (not going anywhere... just a wee bit obsessed) and announced, "It's plus 1!" G headed outside immediately (okay since there's no school tomorrow). She's been wanting to try this snowball maker she bought with Christmas money. Her face says it all. :)

(Analog: Inky filter)

Daily pic: 10 Feb 14

Today's CY365 prompt: "It's Still Winter." (Processed with Analog; Kyoto filter.)

Oh, it's definitely still winter... I drove the kids to school today because the wind chill was -43 C (-45 F). This is getting old! Convenient timing, though. I had taken today off work to recover from the weekend and catch up on a few things, so it was easier than usual for me to take them.

Daily pic: 05 Feb 14

It's one of those days (COLD!). And there have been way too many this winter!