As we drove to church this morning, the car thermometer registered –10. When it is this cold, the moist lining of the nose feels like it is icing over with each inhalation and you have to exhale through the nose to warm it back up again—this would be a bad time to have a cold.
I bet you all wanted to hear that today.
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Last night my daughter and I drove to our astronomy club meeting. We parked our car and walked down the icy path to where the telescopes and buildings were. The moon could be seen shining ghost-like through the clouds. No stars were visible.
Inside one person had gotten there early and had the fireplace going. We had hoped to do outside viewing. Our 2nd choice was to be shown how to run the computer for the various star charts and programs, but the computer was getting fixed. The dome over the computerized telescope wasn’t working right; it was covered in ice and could not open all the way, but we decided to see if we could be instructed on how to use the telescope’s “Go To” anyway. Nope. It wasn’t working at 0 degrees, either.
At last enough people arrived and the man who had planned to lead the February meeting stepped in and talked to us about astrospectroscopy. I’m still trying to find the Messier objects and he’s taking pictures with his telescope and camera that show what type of elements a star is made of by the use of the spectrum. I guess we all have to start somewhere, right?
We drove home through the shivering night. All the cats came out of their warm dens to see what we humans were doing out and about at that cold hour.
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I think I’ll bundle up and take a short walk down the lane to smell the fresh air and listen to crunching snow under my feet. I wonder if any birds will be singing on some sunny branch or if the cats will accompany me—some usually do.
Life is good.
Want to walk with me?
8 comments:
If I was there, Jean, I'd put on my long underwear, bundle up and walk with you!
I will wait for you gals inside with the kitties and the fire. Bethany and I will knit.
We'll be waiting :o)
I'll put a pot of soup on and set some bread to rise for ya!
Jean,
Your photos really are magical for this California girl. The snow is lovely, and your house is so "happily situated."
The other day I was looking at my US atlas, and I designed a Mega-Road Trip that included Wisconsin and Ontario. Maybe one day the time and the money will appear at the same time and we can head east! (-:
Happy, chilly Sunday,
Diane
That is just beautiful, though I can only imagine. If it gets below 40 we tend to stay in the house.
Julia
www.juliapadg.blogspot.com
What a lovely photo. Brrr, but I'd put on enough layers to walk there if I was cold. I used to walk in the cold when I lived in Ontario.
Is this your place? How beautiful!
Yes, this is my home snuggled in the pines. It is about 100 years old and we have done a lot to it, but I still want to do more. The orange shag carpeting in the upstairs hall, for example...
:-)
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