a commuter hurries into the train station across an ice-covered bridge in a frigid -30˚C morning.
Tag: cold
ice blue
dropped below -30˚C last night, and we’re stuck in a deep freeze for the next week, but at least the sky is blue again.
2009/12/07: Today’s theme is blue. Blue Monday? Blue bird? Or something else blue? Your call! #ds22
idle shoes
no bike ride today. my shimano shoes will be sitting idle until monday.
2009/11/28: Blue suede, hiking, sneakers, and pumps. If only shoes could talk. Tell their story in a photo, either on or off someone. #ds13
home safe
it was one heck of an interesting ride home. the snow and ice got worse as I got closer to home – the road into my community was a skating rink, with cars piled up all along it. my snow tires handled it all beautifully, though 🙂
surrounded
At the frozen pond in Bowness Park, Evan fed the birds some bread. They wanted more. Always, more.
unfun
the cold isn’t bad. the wind just makes for a better workout. but the ice? no fun at all.
scenic route
I had to stop here to de-ice my bike. The ice was several mm thick all over the cables, gears, chain, pedals, tires, spokes, me, my shoes, my glasses, my helmet, handlebars, hands… I was down to 1 gear, and no brakes. But I made it home 🙂
crystalline fog
relatively thick fog (for Calgary, anyway), turning into ice crystals that weren’t quite big enough to be snow.
steamy bow crossing
it plunged back down to -25˚C, with high humidity, turning the Bow River into a freezing steam factory.
snow in the valley
the beginning of the Bowmont Natural Pathway portion of my morning commute, in Silver Springs.