Sunny break
It was supposed to be overcast with a chance (risk) of snow, so I figured I had good odds at photographing the creek I was betting was still open. My theory is that if you can see your shadow, it’s not good for waterfall photography. So when I got to the creek (had to do some very serious wading through the snow, even with snowshoes on), the sun started coming out. I made a few half-hearted efforts but gradually lost my inspiration as my shadow was growing more distinct. 
Packed my gear and pulsed through the snow again and when I got back on the road, the clouds started moving in again.Â
[sarcasm]What a lucky break.[/sarcasm]
Is it just my imagination or is that a silhouette of a wolf’s head in the ice? Or a pig. I can’t decide. Anyway, it’s very unusual I see things like this and now this is the second time in a week. I think my brain is going soft.
3 commentsWeather – February 2009
Interesting – first month since Feb 2007 that it didn’t get above freezing. Or it did, but it was frozen by the time I got home and made my observations. So nevermind. Anyway, one thing is for sure – we now have more snow than we’ve had since I started making these observations. And I’m pretty sure it’s the highest snow cover since I moved to Loos, and now even the locals are saying that we have a lot of snow. In a place which is used to snow, I guess that’s a lot then.
Things you never thought you’d hear me say: I think we have enough snow now. For one thing, my snow meter is only graded to 80 cm so I’ll have to start improvising if we get more. And secondly, spring would be nice. Flowers. Green. Summer.
Observations missing for 3 days, it was cold and snowing during those days.
Temperature (High): -3°C
Temperature (Low): -15°C
Temperature (Average): -9°C
Barometer (High): 1029 mbar
Barometer (Low): 998 mbar
Barometer (Avg): 1014 mbar
Total of sunny days: 7
Snow cover (High): 75 cm
Snow cover (Low): 51 cm
Snow cover (Avg): 64 cm
New snow: 33 cm
Days with snowfall: 13
