Monday, January 23, 2012

Weather obsession and Moose

The Weather obsession continues...but now it's lovely and warm ! it's between 6 & 7 f (-13 & -14 C ) well it feels warmer honest even if it's relatively speaking lol.
looking here  we see this map of the temperatures around town now (9am in the Morning our time)
Isn't that a great map.

So at least Ski club should go ahead tonight ..last weeks had to be canceled as -5f  (-20C) is their cut off temperature ..the kids range from 6 to 14 and freezing them ruins the fun..you can't bundle them up  much as skiing makes them hot.. but fingers and toes get cold so it's a balancing act.

Yesterday it felt warmer so we charged off to catch a bus into town to visit the Museum but we first had to get past the two moose grazing on tree branches that were between us and the bus stop... never annoy a Moose ..especially Mom and yearling. A kind lady pulled over and gave us a lift for a 100 yards..past the moose and to the bus stop . People are generally very kind and helpful especially when it comes to moose who command respect. An elderly lady who commands respect too, made the local paper this morning with this story  photography is from the ADN as is the story...

Wife stops moose stomping with shovel


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Obviously I should carry a shovel :0)



5 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness. They sure make them tough in your neck of the woods. I'm feeling very wimpy and glad that the worst I have to contend with are mad dogs and badgers! How quick was he out of the hospital!

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  2. They obviously breed them sturdy out at Willow Cheryl :0)

    (Hospitals are expensive so staying in for long is a thing to avoid )

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  3. Cheryl's right - they sure do make them tough. And you'd think I was pretty wussy. I whine when the house thermostat show 60 degrees.

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  4. Don't worry Jodi the thermometer shows 71.6 as I type (it's -1 out)...don't you just love wood stoves ! (Actually Jodi you'd laugh at me as I can't cope with too much heat..I get all hot and bothered lol)

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  5. Hi Val, it's me again. Thanks for visiting - not home yet, still in New Zealand - hot diggity dog :)

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from an old gravestone

If you hold your nose to the Grindstone
and you leave it there long enough,
Then soon you'll say
there's no such things
as brooks that babble
and birds that sing,
these three will all your world compose,
just you, the stone and your poor old nose.

(from memory so may not be word perfect)