Saturday, January 31, 2009

More tracks in snow



-1 today, sunny breaks with light wind
played cards in Hampshire
15 km on exercise bike

Friday, January 30, 2009

Tracks in snow


High of -4 with sun and light wind today
tracks are about two feet apart.
I curled a game this morning and lost
15 km on exercise bike

Thursday, January 29, 2009

River ice


Photo the North River looking south
We had 10 cm, then rain which capped the snow
By noon it was -4 with winds up to 90 km/h
30 minutes with snow blower clearing driveway
15 km on exercise bike

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Ducks in river


Temp got up to -10 today
Ducks were in open water by spillway
I donated plasma today
15 km on exercise bike

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Tuesday

-20 this morning, high for the day was -12, sunny with light wind.
Was at the 55+ club today and played 3 games of crib.
15 km on exercise bike

Monday, January 26, 2009

January 26

-23 this morning, high for the day was -18 but sunny with light wind.
Put extra time on exercise bike for a total of 30 km today.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Quote for the week

"Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning" Bill Gates
-12 at 1:30 PM today, was out on skis for a hour
20 km on exercise bike

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Old Farm Machine


Any guesses on what the farm machine in photo was used for?
+2 with rain this morning, -12 now.
20 km on exercise bike

Friday, January 23, 2009

Charlottetown Harbour


At 4:30 PM temp was -14, calm & sunny.
I had a 30 minute walk though woods.
20 km on exercise bike

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Thursday

-2 with light snow this afternoon
I put an extra 20 minutes on the exercise bike today, total km for day is 25

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Ski tracks


-7 at 3:30 PM when I started skiing. Was out for a hour
I was curling this morning, lost game.
15 km on exercise bike.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Tuesday

high of -2 today, spend some time tuning up bicycle
Went to card game tonight, had poor score.
15 km on exercise bike

Monday, January 19, 2009

Cedar Waxwing


At least 8 Cedar Waxwings were having lunch this morning in crab apple tree
+7 temp this afternoon, Spend some time repacking wheel bearings on bicycle, had to replace 1 spoke on rear wheel.
15 km on exercise bike

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Quote of week

"It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities" J K Rowling.
-24 this morning, up to -12 at 3:00 PM when I had a 30 minute walk.
20 km on exercise bike

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Crows in tree


Photo of crows taken app 8:00 AM temp -23 at time. Crows were on roof (sounded like someone hammering) I think trying to get grit of the shingles.
At 4:00 PM I did 30 minute walk in woods, temp was still -18.
15 km on exercise bike

Friday, January 16, 2009

Crow


-23 this morning, -17 this afternoon.
I had a 30 minute walk in woods
couple of crows by hedge
15 km on exercise bike

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Winter trail



-19 this morning
walked in woods this afternoon for 30 minutes, temp was -17
snow was crusted from rain, unable to ski.
30 km on exercise bike

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

River view


Rain at 0 this morning
Now -14 and windy
Purchased a cassette and chain for bicycle
15 km on exercise bike

Jan 13

Missed making post yesterday
Had busy day three meetings
1:00, 4:30 and 7:00
15 km on exercise bike

Monday, January 12, 2009

Cross Country skiing



Overcast at -7 this afternoon
Cross country skiing for a hour
25 km on exercise bike
Skiing in farmers field

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Sunday

This afternoon watched curling on TSN.
Light snow at -10 today
15 km on exercise bike

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Winter trail


Photos are the trail in Hampshire, in use by snowmobiles.
10 km on exercise bike
Got GPS Garmin 250 today.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Friday

Sunny at -5
15 km on exercise bike

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Path to river


Rain at +6 this morning
Upgraded computer memory
15 km on exercise bike

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Wednesday

Made a plasma donation today
light snow at -7 this evening
15 km on exercise bike

Tuesday, January 6, 2009


Sunny at -6 this afternoon with a raw wind.
15 km on exercise bike
Purchased wax for cross country skis today.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Monday

15 km today on exercise bike, temp was up to -1, ground drift tonight

Sunday, January 4, 2009

More snow



Light snow today, wind 40 km gusting to 60 at temp of -2
Wind didn't b;ow snow off pine tree.
10 km on exercise bike

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Slow day

today only 10 km on exercise bike but did make use of snowblower clearing driveway.

Friday, January 2, 2009

Blizzard


50 cm of snow with high winds on January 1. Lots of snow for the snowmobiles now.
No cycling on the trail for a while
I logged 10 km yesterday and 20 km today on the exercise bike.