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Tag Archives: Canadian winter
Winter Moods — Haiku
Winter I. White panther stirs fear, Snowy jaws open to kill: Winter slinks nearer. Winter II. Backlit snowflakes fall, Floating glitter in sunlight– Diamonds from Heaven. More haiku
Posted in Life, Writing
Tagged Canadian winter, creative writing, Haiku, poetry, seasons, snow, winter
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Another Weather Post — Jeez, When Will She Quit!
Okay, yes, another weather post because I’m obsessed. Have you read my author bio lately (which I specially adapted for 2016’s release of Beyond the Precipice)? “EB does not like cold weather but has a fascination with it… E likes … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Writing
Tagged adventure, Alberta, Arctic, books, Canadian winter, extreme temperatures, survival, the north, wind chill, YEG weather
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Well, This Isn’t Exactly Seasonal Either
It was only last week I was posting about our brutal temperatures of -30°C/-22°F across Alberta with wind chills into the -38 to -45°C (-36 to -49°F) range. Last week On February 7, Edmontonians persevered through a temperature of -28°C/-18°F … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Outdoors/Travel
Tagged Alberta, Canadian winter, extreme temperatures, mild weather, Prairies, unseasonal weather, weather geek, wind chill
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Chillin’ & Cookin’
Chillin’ It was cold yesterday morning. At 5:58 a.m., I received this text from my daughter. At 8:27 a.m., it was -28°C (-18.4°F) with a wind chill of -38°C (-36.4°F). In Red Deer, a nearby Alberta town, the thermometer dipped … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking/Gardening, Life
Tagged Alberta, Canadian winter, chicken soup, cold weather, cooking, extreme temperatures, Greek salad, Health, Prairies, wind chill
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Quick Sunday Funny
Teacher: If you’re done your picture, please come hand it in. Student: I’m done. Here you go. Teacher (frowns at blank sheet): What’s this? I’m not falling for that polar-bear-in-a-snowstorm thing. Student (looking hurt): No, it’s Edmonton in the fog! … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Alberta, Canadian winter, driving, Edmonton, fog, fog advisory, humor, humour, Sherwood Park, Travel, weather, YEG weather
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