Our weather reprieve is over and we’re back to overcast, wind, and probably some rain or chunky rain – rain with snow bits in it – before long. Oh well, the sun and warmer temperatures were great while they lasted, but it is January!
The snow was falling on the mountaintops …
… and the lake was doing some wind-driven pounding on the breakwater boulders …
… but a small lakeside rink had some peewees enjoying the national pastime.
And what do chilly supervising parents do? They start a fire in one of the beach pits! And I could see that hot drinks and hot dogs were about to follow. How very iconically Canadian.
Happy Monday.
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Lynette, you adjust to the climate you live, and find ways 😀
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You definitely do and I am very familiar with that! I used to work in the Arctic/subarctic where temperatures could drop to -50C . It’s all about wearing the right clothes. 😊
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A beach picnic in the middle of freezing winter!😊 How wonderfully resourceful and it looks very cosy. The warm food and drink will be much appreciated by the young players too. I love the photos, Lynette and wow, what a beautiful dramatic capture of the sea pounding the rocks!
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Thank you very much for your lovely comments, Annika. That’s actually the long narrow lake (Okanagan Lake – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okanagan_Lake) that’s at the bottom of our valley. It was +3C out which wasn’t too bad but it was windy as well which made the conditions a bit more challenging. Beach picnics continue to go forward here as long as we’re on the “plus” side of the thermometer. Nevertheless, everyone was well-dressed for it and seemed to be having a good time. I bet everyone slept well afterward! Cheers.
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That looks bleak, Lynette xx
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We’re still around +3 C but yes, the wind and overcast are very wintery. It’s January so it’s to be expected but won’t last long as winters are very short here, thankfully. Cheers.
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We’re heading into that same cold snap. Lots of extra bird feeding.
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