Just started using the new camera yesterday. I bought a couple of flowering houseplants from the season opening of a local greenhouse and did macros on those ( Read more... )

Yesterday I didn't go to work. I had been feeling "off" for a few days, and on Tuesday night, my stomach kept heaving, though I didn't actually get sick. This kept me awake until 3:30 AM, so I when I awoke at 6:30 still feeling sick, I called in. I popped a couple of Tylenol with Codeine (mercifully available OTC up here) and comfortably rested ( Read more... )

It's been a very unusual March around here. The weather so far appears to be gradually getting warmer and sunnier and the snow melting. There's no sign in the forecasts of any cold weather, snow, or major temperature fluctuations of any kind ( Read more... )

Groundhog day predictions all agree; six more weeks of winter:

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090202/national/groundhog_day

That's not so bad actually. Up here, only 6 more weeks of winter would be an early spring.

March always seems like a wasted month. The weather here becomes chaotic...mild, a few mild days followed by bitter coldness, windstorms and blizzards. No real progression from cold to warm as one would hope. The only hint of spring is that even on cold days the sunlight is warm, and the snow will melt on roofs and sidewalks, often congealing ( Read more... )

I was expecting today to be busier after coming back, but there's hardly anyone around today and I have little to do other than catch up on LJ and news. I hardly even had any email ( Read more... )

The susnset last night was a striking mix of pink, red, orange fading into dark blue, and in a way I find hard to describe, looked "springlike". I tried to capture some images from my balcony, but the camera doesn't do it justice. I find distance shots, and especially ones with lower light, seem very difficult to do properly, both in the sense of ( Read more... )

Yesterday afternoon it was 25 Celcius out, which is more typical of June around here. People were out in droves enjoying the weather, but it felt kind of unnatural. I'd rather have in moderate and gradually go to the warm temps. And typical of the very fickle springs up here, next weeks long-term forecast is saying we'll be back below freezing with ( Read more... )

i) I have noticed that many people on my list here are experiencing sleeplessnes, agitation, moodiness, etc, and I have been noticing this in myself too over the past week. In fact, from memory and past entries, I think every March I get these symptoms as well. For me, the trouble sleeping is the most prominent symtom, even if I'm otherwise feeling ( Read more... )

After a stressfull day at work, I finally managed to get out and enjoy the weather on my walk home. It was sunny and 17 C (getting up near 70 F) and just like summer ( Read more... )