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Mountain Ramble

Unusually for January, our temperatures have been slowly rising to where we’re in the double digits. 10, 11, 12C (50, 52, 53F). Quite comfortable and sunny, but I hope this doesn’t mean that we’re going to get storm slammed later!

We took advantage of the good weather for a ramble in the mountains to the south of us.

We didn’t climb too high in elevation because we wanted to stay below the snow line, but we were definitely high enough to enjoy the views.

The fresh air and nice weather were wonderful.

Happy Tuesday.

And Now for Something Completely Different

Those of you who are old enough might remember Monty Python’s Flying Circus. It was incredibly popular here in Canada and my dad was a dedicated viewer of that show. I have very fond memories of watching it with him and enjoying how much he enjoyed it. And Now for Something Completely Different was based on Python, featuring sketches from its first two seasons.

The comedian John Cleese was usually shown wearing a tuxedo and in a serious voice saying something like “and now for something completely different: a man with his brother’s toothbrush up his nose” or other inane or foolish statement. This might be followed by a shot of a man seated behind a desk in a business office and wearing a pink bikini. Definitely off-the-wall stuff and definitely very British, too.

So in honour of Monty, here’s something completely different. Not comedic, I’m afraid, but good to see, I think; a few scenes from last summer and definitely something completely different from what I’ve been posting!

Grape vines …
… and grapes …
… tulips …
… and ducklings …

… all coming soon to a spring and summer near you.

Happy Monday.

Sunday Greetings

The prognosticators said that we would be getting several days of freezing rain, but so far our temperatures have risen to 6C (43F) and there hasn’t been any rain, freezing or otherwise.

It has been a much different story in the mountains and particularly through the mountain passes, but here we have still been getting a bit of sunny brightness …

… which has been a very nice thing.

The snow in the mountains brings lots of happiness to skiers and skaters and down here, well, we get to avoid snowploughs and icy roads!

Happy Sunday.