All of a sudden it's the middle of December. I really shouldn't be surprised -- the kids have been counting down to Christmas for weeks now.
We’ve been to the mountains a couple of times to help our friends, Val & Steve, with their cabin, we went to New Orleans for Thanksgiving (nice visit with family but a hellacious drive), went to Tennessee for my niece’s wedding and a bunch of other stuff. Let’s just say it’s been a busy fall.
I’ve been spending a good bit of my spare time playing with my new camera. I was fed up with the crappy old camera with the battery that won’t hold a charge and the shutter delay and the lens that sticks so I finally broke down and got a new camera. I love a new toy, but I’m no pro… I’m just a parent with a camera.
Below are a few of my recent favorites.
I have NO IDEA what she said to Santa, but it certainly got a reaction out of him
On February 3, 1947: The Lowest Temperature Ever Officially Recorded in
Canada Was −63°C (−81.4°F) at Snag, Yukon
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On February 3, 1947, the village of Snag, Yukon, set the record for the
lowest official temperature ever recorded in Canada (and all of North
America). The...
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