Well, at least I got most of the stuff under the cut.

• *le sigh*

Compared to other takers

• 63/100 You scored 52% on darkness, higher than 63% of your peers.
• 3/100 You scored 23% on spontaneity, higher than 3% of your peers.
• 2/100 You scored 5% on vulgarity, higher than 2% of your peers.                       

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sloopjonb

First, the happy: today was the last day of work for me until 05 January 2009.  What's not to be happy about that?

Next, the photos.  We've been having very uncharacteristly cold weather here in Lotusland.  Not that we never have freezing weather, and not that we never have snow, but we usally do not get extended cold combined with snow.  Snow falls, causes havoc for 12 hours, and then has the decency to melt.  This time it snowed, melted a sniff, snowed some more, and then has been below zero for around a week.  Today was minus 7 celcius and it was bloody cold.  I've lived on the prairies (okay, not for long, but still), and this feels colder than minus 18 celcius.  I think it is the insidious moisture that penetrates every layer of clothing down to your skin, giving the cold a freeway straight to your shrinking flesh  Brrr.

So anyways.  Early in November I took you on the walk into Granville Island here:
http://agoodwinsmith.livejournal.com/62332.html#cutid1

Here is the same walk yesterday: 

 Brr even.

 And now on the footbridge looking across the pond that has no geese or ducks at this time - they know it ain't gonna melt.

We have been threatened with more snow, and no change in temperatures.  Chilly chilly chilly.