Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
SunDogs!!
The other day Dad and I saw a sundog when we were driving... My photo didn't capture it as well as I'd hoped. It was COOL!
These appear when the sun is low in the sky and its rays catch the thin vapour formed of ice crystals which lies in the atmosphere six miles above the Earth's surface.
The rays are refracted by the crystals to produce what looks like a halo round the sun.
Sometimes, as here, they display a spectrum of colours from red closest to the sun to a pale blue furthest from it, which has led to them being mistaken for full circle rainbows.
In centuries past, they were thought of as signs of ill omen. These days they are most often mistaken for UFOs.
(i didn't take this photo obviously....)
Saturday, March 22, 2008
canadia
greetings from the big freeze! What a bonkers easter! It's so snowy and cold. It's great to be home though. I've been hanging out in the Shwa with Dad, Grandma and Grandpa for the week but last night, in honor of Good Friday, Jesse (little big sis) and I set out into Dakota to celebrate the holiday with style! This is definitely my favorite bar anywhere, and apparently it's other people fave too. It was packed! And with good reason, Jud and the boys were playing. If you haven't seem them yet, please make a point of seeing The Beauties (haunted hollerin' country). Brilliant stuff!
Friday, March 14, 2008
Sunday, March 09, 2008
In other news!
I've finally mastered the eskimo roll in my kayak. It wasn't looking good for a long time. I tried it every time Paddy and I went paddling with no luck. I even went to a double pool session (2 full hours of roll practice) and didn't get it. I wont lie to you, there were tears. It's very hard! For weeks I had rolling dreams.
THEN, in pool session no.2 I got it! I was wearing goggles and the first time I got myself up and it had me bawling with joy, filling my goggles with happy little tears!
AND I've done it 4 (four) times on a real river.
Yes, I rock.