Environment Canada puts out these monthly forecast maps. Most of the last half of this year has looked like this. The darker the red, the hotter than “normal” it is. The curser marks my place just left of the slab of writing.
People often wish for me a “warm winter.” Warm winters are horrible. OK, we have snow on the ground, which helps, but warmth means grey, grey, grey.
Since mid summer we have had a mega share of dreary. Last year I used the gas generator to charge my solar batteries 9 times – I thought that was a lot. This year I am way beyond that – I have lost count. I am like the solar panels. I don’t do well with dreary. But I can’t just plug in a gas generator to get me going.
The rare days with any kind of sunshine stand out.
A fox on the trail camera
And one extraordinary sunset after a day of fog. The fog is still lying over the Klinaklini River.
Fog can have its own beauty of course.
It hardly seems like Christmas, but the school had their concert. I counted 19 kids present but I think there are a couple more.
And the tree lights adda bit of colour to the gloom. In this basically one-roomed cabin, they are reflected in every window.
And tomorrow the days will start getting longer.
I can imagine how tough old style winters would have been… but your blog helps me see what a loss it is, that winters, like other seasons, are subject to “global weirding”.
Kind of fascinating how the weather “weirding” is mirrored, a reflection of the weirding of human thinking, the insatiable grasping, of our worldview. So I try to immerse myself in healthier ways of interacting (eg. see the worldviewliteracy.org project)
I too was concerned when I didn’t see any posts for a long time. Glad you have posted again! We too, here in the Cariboo, have had a incredibly gloomy winter (2 full days of sunshine that I can recall). Lots of melting, freezing, ice rain, slush, very slippery conditions. Looking forward to the longer days, but expect to still get some cold weather.
I had not logged onto your blog for some time and I’m so glad to read you are doing well and getting some help with your property. If I lived there I would be watching the trail cams all day! really enjoy seeing all of your ” wild neighbors”. Your new cat is a beauty and yes, it seems cats often choose us not the other way around. Looking forward to your 2025 posts. Happy New Year!
Best wishes, Chris. I think this is a la nina year, so actually cooler than it would be if it were an el nino year. Yikes, eh?
I think so many people who were working to reduce ghg emissions are pretty dispirited… but there is always good work to be done and wonderful people to support.
Thanks for sharing some of your beautiful life!
love, best wishes, Jan (on Texada Island)
Maybe we will get some cold later in the winter. I remember a few years ago in early February when the daffodils were starting to bloom in early February, my boss at Willingdon Church said, you know, I think we will make it through the winter without any snow. And a week later we had a bug dump of snow, lol.
Love seeing your tree!! I mailed a little something to you but it will have to be saved for next year’s tree. At first the postmistress was not going to send the card to you…. she said there was a mail strike in Canada and I would have to mail the letter when the strike settled!! Then suddenly she said, “Oh!! It must be over!! It took the letter!!”
The photo of the kids is wonderful!!
Merry Christmas and wishing you all the very best in the New Year… please stay safe!!
Your flowers, animals and scenes make great viewing thank you. Glad you didn’t have fires to contend with this year. It’s a long time since you had a cat, and what a beauty he is. Cheers, Gwen.