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Archive for December, 2007

Oh look a squirrel

December 02nd, 2007 | Category: snow, squirrel
Cloned off a few sunflower seed shells on the snow.

So I went for a long walk today to admire the snowcovered landscape, and all I’ve got to show for it is this squirrel image from home. There just isn’t anything stunningly photogenic right here in the village, even if the snow looks absolutely gorgeous. They started preparing the snow mobile trails today, so weather permitting, I will finally get to ski out of the village and into the forests and marshes next weekend!
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Snow, snow, snow

December 01st, 2007 | Category: snow, weather
It has been snowing all day. It is also very windy - my snow meter is only showing a 0.5 cm increase in snow cover so the snow is blowing off in some places while piling up elsewhere. This will make a serious dent in my weather statistics!

But statistics aside, I have thoroughly enjoyed the weather. When I was looking at the view from the Eagle Mountain, I thought that the only thing that could ruin the feeling was if someone called from the work. A few minutes afterwards my phone rang - trouble with a server. Honestly! So what can I do, wade home through the snow as fast as I could, check the server, and back out again while there was any light left.

What I was looking at just a few minutes before they called from the office. The snowfall intensified soon after this.
(That faint dot on the right is probably an oof snowflake - I’ll have to investigate though.)

These are the kind of days one has to cherish… I did.

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Weather - November 2007

December 01st, 2007 | Category: weather
November 2007 would be the month that winter arrived. This is a very positive surprise, as the past winters have taught us to expect black Christmases rather than early winters. Well, there’s still a few weeks to go, the big thaw can still strike… even if December starts with a new snowfall front.

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Temperature (High): 1°C
Temperature (Low): -10°C
Temperature (Average): -3°C

Barometer (High): 1020 mbar
Barometer (Low): 982 mbar
Barometer (Avg): 1002 mbar

Total of sunny days: 1

Snow cover (High): 23.5 cm
Snow cover (Low): 0 cm
Snow cover (Avg): 11 cm
New snow: 30 cm
Days with snowfall: 11

Rain: 15.5 mm
Days with rain: 3

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