Cold?

Posted by S. , Friday, January 21, 2011 1:00 PM

Oh, but it's true

Posted by S. , Tuesday, January 18, 2011 8:28 PM

Cat summoned for jury duty in Boston. Seriously.

Still on hiatus, some pics to share

Posted by S. , Monday, January 17, 2011 5:12 PM

Polar Bear Pics, slightly blurry as my flash was being wonky. Kinda not for those eating at the moment....


Conjugate: Shovel.

Posted by S. , Friday, January 14, 2011 10:51 PM

Je pelte.
Tu peltes. 
Il pelte.
Nous peltons.....

Lesson learned: shovel your stairs and deck regularly. Particularly in a Northern climate.
Reason: If you do not, when you finally get around to doing so, it will not be entirely pleasant.
Description of consequences: It took an hour to hammer/dig/chip away at/shovel the icy/snow mess that was the entrance to my home. I entertained ideas of making a type of ice slide with it, and sliding down to the ground like a penguin every day, but better judgement prevailed.
The only way said experience was tolerable was to crank my iPod up to a deafening level and shovel to Three Days Grace. Angry music is shovelling music, my friends.
Did I mention I didn't bother to buy/send myself a shovel while down south and am dependent on borrowing from others? That could be another Lesson subject right there.

I'm in a bit of a post-Holidays back to reality funk.

Favorite Places. Live on TV.

Posted by S. 5:28 PM

DDO Civic Center is on TV. Intense nostalgia for Becket. And home.
It's just been one of those weeks. Flew by, but not that a  boring, empty weekend stretches ahead of me.... a bit down, feeling lonely and wishing I was back home skiing.

Second Post in one evening!

Posted by S. , Thursday, January 13, 2011 10:47 PM

I decided to play tourist and take a drive around during the holidays. Pictures of my 'hood back home in the Townships:


Snowmaking at Bromont

Sunset on the Brome Road

In town in Bromont

Town as seen from ski trails

Brome Road


Abandoned one room school house on Tibbits Hill


Iron Hill


Sunset next to Ski Bromont



Iron Hill




Some images from the holidays

Posted by S. 10:14 PM

Not feeling homesick, or nostalgic.
It's simply that the box I mailed myself, arrived today, and it kind of triggered an "oh yeah, pics!" response.
I've  been back a week now. It went fast, and yet, it seems surreal that a week ago, I woke up back home. Time plays tricks.
Some images from the Granby Zoo, the week between Xmas and New Years!
I love going to the zoo in the winter. Less tourists, more snow... a little odd to see zebras playing in snow, though!


Of course, we all know I love llamas and alpacas...



tigers like snow, too!




Meerkats! Quite possibly the coolest rodent ever!

Ironic, since we had to get out the map and ask directions.But the sign says: impossible to miss!

Giraffe!