Observations and updates

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Symmetrical temperatures



A pair of Apple weather widgets on my dashboard, taken at 9:30 in the morning a few days ago. The temperature difference has been greater on other days, but the symmetry of this one struck me. Something that several people have told me is that when it gets this cold, one of the things you notice is the insides of your nostrils freezing when you breathe in. I can verify that it is a very strange feeling when this happens, and I think it has to be colder than -10C to experience it. Whether it is actually freezing I don't know, but it's the best explanation I've heard.

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Aerial shot of SE Calgary


More specifically, a shot of Alan's neighbourhood, including the ice rink where he has spent most of the evenings this week with other local volunteers flooding it with water (taking advantage of the -20C cold snap) so that members of the community can skate. The ice rink is in the centre(ish) of the photograph, to the left of the open space. Alan's house is in the triangular block of townhouses immediately above. I was really pleased I managed to recognise the area as the plane was approaching Calgary airport.