Well, I guess the first logical thing to do would be to stay in with a good book. Not so. After 5 days in the above temperature, I decided to grab the camera and see how the wild life was faring.
The Magpies seemed to be doing well, and not being bothered by the cold.
Fluffed up and enjoying the sun. We haven't seen it for a week
This one was face planting, probably looking for a stash of food. The pigeons were out flying about and were extremely skittish.
So much for the birds! There were lots coming to the feeders, but that is for another day. I wandered down to the Athabasca River to see what was going on. This is a picture of ice forming in the current (yep, it's cold) and being sucked under an ice bridge.
Here is the freezing water being discharged from under the ice bridge. Think very big, unflavoured slushy!
Just a couple of more frozen water shots. Somebody think "Spring". Please!
We are only getting about 7 hours of daylight now. Anybody in the deep South want to exchange dwellings for 3 months?
