Exotic or miraculous or neither.

Our current Aussie neighbours were in awe of the snow and ice. They were raving about it at length, then stopped themselves and said something to the effect of: "Oh but this must be all boring and common to you."

In some ways, sure. But I still think that Canadian winter's are wonder-ful. If I didn't I would have moved somewhere warmer a long time ago. Every winter is like a snowflake, unique but instantly recognizable. Summer is just more or less of the same.

Am I alone? Do you simply put up with winter? Do you stay in this climate because the alternative is worse ( New Zealand won't take you, and the USA scares you)? Or can you simply not imaging living in a place without winter.

The Ice Queen has got a bad rap in fairy tales and popular metaphor. I think that she must be as subtle and complex as winter. She's misunderstood.

Cheers

A post wherein a mystery is exposed by the cold light of Flash animation

Kudos to Cate for finding the official cartoon that explicates Munro day.

It's the second post down. That's our killer dog Minuit trotting on the lake in the first post.

http://a-year-in-halifax.blogspot.com/

Cheers.

Lunch Bell

My current, and unfortunately temporary, office has a great view of Citadel Hill. Every day at noon, they fire a cannon towards the harbour. It just occurred to me today that the line where it is aiming is about a block north of my office. Roughly towards the provincial legislature.

Cheers

Happy Munroe Day

Just like it says. Celebrate Munro Day as you see fit and appropriate.

Cheers



PS Yes, there is no entry in Wikipedia for Munro Day, but I know it exists because Cate has the day off school in observance of it. Take that as a caution for those of you who rely on Wikipedia for all of your information needs. And that's not even mentioning the corporate spin (which draws attention to the likelihood of spin promoted by non-profit and religious groups).

MT