I took this photo on Jan 14, 2012 on a cross-country ski trail in the Gatineau Park on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River. It was a cold day with the mercury hovering at abt minus 17 deg C and my fingers were freezing while I was fiddling with the camera without my gloves on
As a winter sport enthusiast, I have done exercise in temp much colder than -17C. During the winter trip to the hunting ground of our Cree Indian host near Moose Factory, I was x-country skiing all week in near minus 40 deg C weather.
But I have to admit human bodies thrive better in warmer temperature, and even the toughest hard-core skiers do not object to celebrating the end of Winter. Indeed many skiers feel they are entitled to some nice spring skiing on sugar-lump snow, having endured the "hardship" of a long Canadian winter many times over on wind-whipped ski hills !!!
And so on this cool Feb 29, 2012 leap-year day, let me say how happy I am to know that winter is coming to an end and that spring is just around the corner !!!
Think Spring :)
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Feb 2 groundhog day Wiarton Willie, Shubenacadie Sam predict early spring; Punxsutawney Phil calls for more winter。
好快。。。四季又过了。
SBB: Winter is still here in Ottawa, at least until next Wednesday.
啤酒花™_J:
一寸光陰一寸金
寸金難買寸光陰
要珍惜啊!!
Enjoy life - a meaningful life that is :)
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