We just took the dogs for a walk and it was like walking into a clothes dryer.
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Fires of Hell
We know that temperature doesn’t matter any more. It’s all about the humidex in the summer and the wind chill in the winter. Today it may be 30 degrees but the radio promises it will feel like the fires of Hell with the humidex. Convection… Read More
Alleged Snow
Who would believe parts of the GTA would have an accumulation of snow this late into April, especially after the “non-winter” that was. Not me. It must be some kind of hoax.
No snow, and I’m OK with that
Last night I heard serious storm warnings on the radio. I was going to awake to the biggest snow storm of the season, to many centimetres of snow on the ground. Instead, there was some light rain. This morning I listened to a radio station… Read More
Ark
The rain finally stopped, with the ark still only partially completed out in the back yard. Maybe we don’t have to gather the all the animals two by two after all. Soon winter will be upon us and the shell of the great ship will… Read More
Autumn in Anchovy-land
The Newfs and I ventured out to the park just as the serious rain began pelting down. We were a sorry looking lot by the time we got back, all three of us dripping wet. After drying off, I realized direct action was in order,… Read More
Finally a little rain….
Lots of thunder and lightning around Anchovy World Headquarters this morning, and yes, some rain actually fell.
New Weather Language
The data we use to describe the weather is such that it always needs qualification. It’s 37 c out there but it FEELS like it’s 43 c. Or, in the the winter, It’s -4c but with the wind chill it FEELS like it’s -18c. Then… Read More
Oh no, the rain didn’t fall….
The lack of rain over the past three weeks has been hard to swallow for those of us who enjoy foraging for wild mushrooms. Last year at this time, the summer mushroom season was in full swing and I was picking enough to enjoy fresh,… Read More
In the Woods
I took Friday off work and headed up to the secret enchanted mushroom forests to do some foraging. I didn’t have high expectations because the rain we received mid-week wasn’t nearly enough to encourage a good flush of tasty edibles. However, wandering around a forest… Read More
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