Thursday, January 22, 2009

Horsey Quotes

"A boy is a long time before he knows his alphabet, longer before he has learned to spell, and perhaps several years before he can read distinctly; and yet there are some people who, as soon a they get on a young horse, entirely undressed and untaught, fancy that by beating and spurring they will make him a dressed horse in one morning only. I would fain ask such stupid people whether by beating a boy they would teach him to read without first showing him the alphabet? Sure they would beat him to death before they would make him read."
- Reproduced from The Man Who Listens to Horses - Original source unknown.

So it looks like I'm not the only one who uses this exact same comparison......although my version is maybe a little less articulate.



Monday, January 12, 2009

Winter Scenes

Weekly Forecast

Long Term Forecast Updated: Monday, January 12, 2009, 8:00 EST

Tuesday
Jan. 13
Wednesday
Jan. 14
Thursday
Jan. 15
Friday
Jan. 16
Saturday
Jan. 17
Sunday
Jan. 18

Light snow A few flurries Isolated flurries Cloudy periods Light snow Light snow

Light snow A few flurries Isolated flurries Cloudy periods Light snow Light snow
P.O.P. 90% 40% 40% 10% 80% 80%
High -2°C -13°C -17°C -14°C -9°C -7°C
Low -13°C -18°C -22°C -22°C -19°C -15°C
Wind NW 25 km/h E 10 km/h N 25 km/h W 25 km/h SW 30 km/h SW 30 km/h
24-Hr Snow close to 5 cm 5-10 cm less than 1 cm - close to 5 cm close to 5 cm
1

YUCK!

Rumours of the coldest week in 18 years.

A HIGH of minus seventeen?!?


Better have a look at these pictures to remind ourselves of why we love Canada and snow: