Tuesday, 9 January 2024, definitely winter! Our temperature at 5:00 pm is -12°C (feels like -22°C). Sunrise was at 8:37 am and sunset was at 4:48 pm. After a few weeks of amazing, mild weather and only three or four snowfalls, we had a drastic change of weather a few nights ago. Everywhere is covered in snow, with maybe 3" or 4" along the top of my fence. So thankful I have the luxury of being able to stay home. More snow tonight and the next two days. Forecast for 12 January is -31°C (feels like -39°C and -39°C overnight), and for Thursday 13 January is -29°C (feels like -30°C and -38°C overnight).
"A lobe of the polar vortex is on the move! Bitter, dangerously cold temperatures are set to infiltrate Alberta this week." The Weather Network. Two more days and we plunge into very cold weather. Forecast for 12 January is -29°C (feels like -37°C).
Tonight, I am adding another five photos from my archives. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same day, I will add it under today's uploads.
"This photo was taken at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park on 23 August 2015. After visiting my daughter in hospital the day before, I thought I had better get out and do a bit of walking, so I drove SW of the city and plucked up my courage and went into Brown-Lowery Provincial Park. I only went in a short way, but managed to find a few fungi fit to photograph. The light is never good in the forest, but the sun managed to come through and touch a few of the mushrooms.
I met a couple of delightful young women along the path. I tried to point out an American Three-toed Woodpecker that was unfortunately very high up in a tree and barely visible. I had seen two others further along the path. Also lots of small birds, some of which were Warblers, but they were much too fast and distant for me to get photos. Then we got talking about mushrooms : ) Had a very interesting and enjoyable chat with them."
