As much as I hate ice (and snow, this winter), there is something intricate and beautiful about seeing Helios' golden rays bounce off the ice. It shimmers under my feet, throwing light up at my eyes as I walk. The skies are blue, tinted with lilac, and there are no clouds in sight ( Read more... )

I woke up to find ice in the bathroom windows. The car was frozen over; we couldn’t even see through the windows. Both the inside and the outside of the car windows were frozen, and it took ten minutes or so to unfreeze them. It’s -7C (which is about -19F); according to the weather channel, it’s the coldest it’s been for twenty five years ( Read more... )