Friday, December 30, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Epic Fail
I decided to carry my camera around today, so I could get some shots of the daylight we experience during the shortest day of the year.
Trivia note: This will be our third Christmas since moving north, but our first winter solstice in Baker. (And our first Christmas up here too.)
Back to the pictures thing.... the photo on the way to work is a black background with white specks all over it. (It was dark and snowing and the flash just picked up the white flakes.)
The pic at morning break is a total white out. Ditto for the one at lunch. By afternoon break, it's a bit darker shade of white.
On the way home, if I had've tried another picture, it'd be a copy of the first one.
Hopefully, one day this week it won't be snowing and I'll be able to sneak out and snap some decent pictures.
Trivia note: This will be our third Christmas since moving north, but our first winter solstice in Baker. (And our first Christmas up here too.)
Back to the pictures thing.... the photo on the way to work is a black background with white specks all over it. (It was dark and snowing and the flash just picked up the white flakes.)
The pic at morning break is a total white out. Ditto for the one at lunch. By afternoon break, it's a bit darker shade of white.
On the way home, if I had've tried another picture, it'd be a copy of the first one.
Hopefully, one day this week it won't be snowing and I'll be able to sneak out and snap some decent pictures.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Robbing a Bank?
In Baker? Ha! Funny! Everyone knows that we don't actually *have* a bank here in Baker!
No, Squire and I are just bundled up to go for a quick walk around the block. I'd like to report that by the time we got home, she'd dislodged all 4 boots, making me pick them up and carry them home (it was too cold on the fingers to try to get them back on!).
I guess that's what I get for making her wear boots when none of the other dogs' moms make them wear boots!
Friday, December 16, 2011
Dig Out
Last week we had our second three-day-er of the year. I'm talking blizzard, of course. This blizzard was a bit different, in that it definitely got worse before it got better.... The third day of the storm was worse than the other two combined. This is a terrible time of year for storms, as many of our friends and co-workers are beginning to travel home for Christmas. Maybe we picked just the right year to stay put?
One of our friends couldn't even get into their office on Friday... getting an 'extra' day off! You can just barely see the top of the door frame behind that monster snow drift.
One of our friends couldn't even get into their office on Friday... getting an 'extra' day off! You can just barely see the top of the door frame behind that monster snow drift.
Getting into our office by vehicle was impossible as well. This is the snow drift at the corner, and if you backtracked around the block, the road was blocked with a similar drift. It took til coffee break for the hamlet to have it dug out, and even then, it was only one lane wide. In fact, even today, two full days after the blizzard, many of the side streets around town are only one lane wide. In Baker, we don't bother with ploughs... real blizzards call for a squad of loaders to clear the snow (and sometimes dump trucks too!)
At lunch time, we snapped a quick pic to show the height of the drift. Kinda impressive if I do say so myself!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Blizzard-tastic
Last week we were hit with a pretty decent blizzard. We were sent home from work in the morning on Monday, and didn't venture back to the office until Thursday.
We're glad it's not our job to shovel the snow out in front of the Library distribution centre....
Squire *is* glad that the snow drift allowed 'he' to rescue her frisbee from the garage roof! BTW, I'm not allowed to play with the frisbee in front of the house anymore.
We're glad it's not our job to shovel the snow out in front of the Library distribution centre....
Squire *is* glad that the snow drift allowed 'he' to rescue her frisbee from the garage roof! BTW, I'm not allowed to play with the frisbee in front of the house anymore.
We've been under a blizzard threat for most of this week too, but haven't seen anything yet. Maybe tomorrow?
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Vitamin D
While we weren't able to talk the nurses into issuing a prescription for us, we still thought it'd be a good idea to get some extra Vitamin D in preparation for the long winter ahead of us. Turns out, three of our friends thought so too.
One of our friends have been here, there, and just about everywhere. (She won't admit to having a physical map tucked away with thumbtacks in each country she's been too, but I'm fairly certain she does!) Whether physical or just mental, we committed to heading somewhere that'd give her another country on the 'been there, done that' side. The other two girls would be experiencing their first trip to anywhere in the Caribbean.
Oddly enough, four different schedules caused us all to converge on Toronto at the beginning of October. Travel out of the north is tres expensive, so it's awesome when you can combine business and medical and family visits with sun, sand, and surf!
We surfed the internet, trolled trip advisor, and decided Now Jade in the Mayan Riviera in Mexico was the place for us! We'd get some sun, some much needed and well deserved rest and relaxation, and make some great memories with our Northern buds.
Please note: That isn't even a promo shot from the resort's website, I actually took this picture! We were extremely impressed that the resort looked even better in person that it did on the internet.
We did a lot of this! TGIF for my Kobo, because I devoured books. It was good that everyone we were with also enjoyed a good book. And by having so many of us, we could always talk someone into a swim and a drink!
Poncho and Indigo were our noble steads for our ride through the jungle and along the beach. All five of us were able to go on a private ride. At one point, 'he' and Indigo took off gallopping down the beach, and we thought for sure we'd find 'he' hanging from a branch in the jungle.
These cuties had their own paparazzi. We were able to grab a quick shot with them by the pool.
Chillin in the pool. Gotta love the infinity pool effect, where it looks like you can swim into the ocean and off to the horizon!
Once upon a wild and crazy night, three beautiful ladies showcased their fantabulous dancing skills in the lobby, while the chivalrous knight took some pictures. All this dancing and random photography was not at all induced in any way by the consumption of several vodka and cranberry beverages. They then proceded to play Santa Claus in the lifeguard tower, before the knight fell off the ladder into the sand. The entire group took a quick dip in the ocean, and then in the pool, before heading off to bed. The next morning sucked. The end.
'He' and 'she' swimming in the rain.
Dos Blue Hawaii's, por pavor.
One of our friends have been here, there, and just about everywhere. (She won't admit to having a physical map tucked away with thumbtacks in each country she's been too, but I'm fairly certain she does!) Whether physical or just mental, we committed to heading somewhere that'd give her another country on the 'been there, done that' side. The other two girls would be experiencing their first trip to anywhere in the Caribbean.
Oddly enough, four different schedules caused us all to converge on Toronto at the beginning of October. Travel out of the north is tres expensive, so it's awesome when you can combine business and medical and family visits with sun, sand, and surf!
We surfed the internet, trolled trip advisor, and decided Now Jade in the Mayan Riviera in Mexico was the place for us! We'd get some sun, some much needed and well deserved rest and relaxation, and make some great memories with our Northern buds.
Please note: That isn't even a promo shot from the resort's website, I actually took this picture! We were extremely impressed that the resort looked even better in person that it did on the internet.
We did a lot of this! TGIF for my Kobo, because I devoured books. It was good that everyone we were with also enjoyed a good book. And by having so many of us, we could always talk someone into a swim and a drink! 
Poncho and Indigo were our noble steads for our ride through the jungle and along the beach. All five of us were able to go on a private ride. At one point, 'he' and Indigo took off gallopping down the beach, and we thought for sure we'd find 'he' hanging from a branch in the jungle.
These cuties had their own paparazzi. We were able to grab a quick shot with them by the pool.
Chillin in the pool. Gotta love the infinity pool effect, where it looks like you can swim into the ocean and off to the horizon!
Once upon a wild and crazy night, three beautiful ladies showcased their fantabulous dancing skills in the lobby, while the chivalrous knight took some pictures. All this dancing and random photography was not at all induced in any way by the consumption of several vodka and cranberry beverages. They then proceded to play Santa Claus in the lifeguard tower, before the knight fell off the ladder into the sand. The entire group took a quick dip in the ocean, and then in the pool, before heading off to bed. The next morning sucked. The end.Dos Blue Hawaii's, por pavor.So to recap:
Vitamin D? Check.
R & R? Check.
A killer good time? Check.
Mission Accomplished.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Winter?
Need proof that winter is officially here in Baker?
How about some kids playing ice hockey on a frozen pond in behind 'Mt. Baker Lake'.
If I get ambitious over the next few days, I just might traipse all the way out there and snap a couple of pictures.
And while I'm feeling ambitious... I think I promised my parental units that I'd post some of the Mexico pictures, so I'll do that soon too. I promise.
How about some kids playing ice hockey on a frozen pond in behind 'Mt. Baker Lake'.
If I get ambitious over the next few days, I just might traipse all the way out there and snap a couple of pictures.
And while I'm feeling ambitious... I think I promised my parental units that I'd post some of the Mexico pictures, so I'll do that soon too. I promise.
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