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mcm
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does anybody else have fond memories of the wolf diorama in the Hall of North American Mammals at the American Museum of Natural History in New York? Gunflint Lake, Minnesota, aurora borealis casting its eerie light across the frozen lake, a Great Grey Owl peering down from its leafless perch, and two wolves dashing across the ice in pursuit of a deer that we can't see but whose tracks are in the snow.

Man, that's primal winter.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mary,

Sounds like only a few miles north of home. Thanks for the powerful images.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In Utah, as a kid I remember some way nice storms. The streets would be continously plowed but still not enough to get all the snow off them. Walking back and forth to elementary school there were mounds of snow a good 3 feet tall from the constant plowing. Anymore I think there is too many people here and it's warmed and changed our climate. Most of our winters are relatively mild anymore.
The great thing about living here is that there are 4 seasons. (8 if you talk to some of the meteorologists.)
We have the best of both worlds here really. If we have a mild winter in the valley it's only a 20 or 30 minute ride up the canyon for 10 plus feet of snow in the resorts. A little bit for the snow hater and the snow lover. A couple hundred miles south and you have a nice warm 60 to 70 degress.
I love the brutal snows....snow me in...I'd love it. I think it's great to have to get all bundled up and go clear the driveway with the snow blower or even help the neighbors with theirs..
There is also nothing like the quiet of a fresh snow storm... how it changes the acoustics and you can hear some of the slightest things from pretty far away. Particularly the sound of the chain link fence closing at my mom and dads house.
There is nothing more enjoyable than looking out the window at a fresh, untouched blanket of snow covering the road and trees and yards. Sipping that morning cup of coffee, a fire at one end of the room, and watching as the flakes silently drift to the ground.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

[Well, I've been in your neck-o-the woods the last few days (DFW) and we got a little. ]

Tom,

DFW is a bit away from David in Austin, and about 5 hours from us here in Beaumont/Port Arthur, so we haven't seen any of the white stuff- at least not yet. BUUT, ( and I'm not speaking for David- allthough he MIGHT agree with me) in THIS part of Texas we don't even CLAIM the DFW area !!! LOL LOL

Just kidding.( But NOT Kidding to Cowboy Fans- GO HOUSTON TEXANS !!!- DAVE DEHART help me out here-where are you !!!!!)

BTW- I spent almost a year in KY( Ft Campbell area) and the weekend before I left, I went up to Lexington- It looked like something off of a Postcard. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! You live in a Magnificent part of the country!

Take care,

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am in hog heaven! As a lover of cold and snow, there's plenty of each in Chicago tonight. It took about 30 minutes for my shuttle bus to get to my rental car pick-up spot, and since I knew it wasn't going to get below zero while I'm here, I didn't bother with a coat.

Oh, it was wonderful, standing out in the chill in just my shirt and pants (well, and shoes and socks) for that half-hour. Just fabby!
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah-- I was just in Florida and when I got back to Boston, I could see my breath as I waitied for the coach bus to Portsmouth.
I just had a tank top and a satin jacket and it felt great after all the 80-degree days.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You peoples is crazy!!

Why do you think so many old announcers move to NC?
I'm 2 hours from skiing in the mountains--3 hours from shagging at the beach.
Cold is still cold!
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don Hammock wrote:
BUUT, ( and I'm not speaking for David- allthough he MIGHT agree with me) in THIS part of Texas we don't even CLAIM the DFW area !!! LOL LOL


Well, being in Austin, we tend to be virtually on our own planet. Wink

People tend not to realize just how big our state is. You can drive for nine hours and never leave it.

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Just kidding.( But NOT Kidding to Cowboy Fans- GO HOUSTON TEXANS !!!- DAVE DEHART help me out here-where are you !!!!!)


*snkr* Heh. Call me when your quarterback gives up being sacked as a hobby. Sticking out Tongue
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Deirdre wrote:
Boo hiss! I don't want that kind of luck!

Bring on the snow!
I'm not is New England for balmy winters.
The more brutal, the better.


ACK! You mean it gets WORSE?!?!

Embarrassed
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:57 am    Post subject: it was a chilly 85 here in eastern San Diego County today Reply with quote

I do not miss snow at all. Cold wet toes, icy windhsields, slipping and falling, heavy coats, gloves and boots. A little cool weather I can handle, the snow here isonly in the moutnains. That is close enough for me. I remember my feet being cold all winter in Illinois where I grew up. So here are Courvo and I, both from Illinois out here in the warm west - go figure.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:43 am    Post subject: Re: it was a chilly 85 here in eastern San Diego County toda Reply with quote

GregAllen wrote:
So here are Courvo and I, both from Illinois out here in the warm west - go figure.

And here I am, born in California and raised in Hawaii— now loving it in the frozen northeast.

Life is grand.

And this snow-theme board is teh r0xx0rz.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don Hammock wrote:
[Well, I've been in your neck-o-the woods the last few days (DFW) and we got a little. ]

Tom,

DFW is a bit away from David in Austin, and about 5 hours from us here in Beaumont/Port Arthur, so we haven't seen any of the white stuff- at least not yet. BUUT, ( and I'm not speaking for David- allthough he MIGHT agree with me) in THIS part of Texas we don't even CLAIM the DFW area !!! LOL LOL

Just kidding.( But NOT Kidding to Cowboy Fans- GO HOUSTON TEXANS !!!- DAVE DEHART help me out here-where are you !!!!!)

BTW- I spent almost a year in KY( Ft Campbell area) and the weekend before I left, I went up to Lexington- It looked like something off of a Postcard. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! You live in a Magnificent part of the country!

Take care,

Don


OK Don...

We Houstonians (uhhh...lovingly?) refer to DFW folks as "yankees" ...and as for the cowboys... I think you can tell by the lack of capitalization how they rate with us real Texans!

Of course several of my good friends in the DFW area have a rather strong opinion of Houston Rolls Eyes It's kind of a family thing...Texans can pick on other Texans but we don't tolerate any out of staters picking on our little brother (DFW) even if we do think they are goofy!
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:41 pm    Post subject: Re: it was a chilly 85 here in eastern San Diego County toda Reply with quote

Deirdre wrote:
Life is grand.

Deirdre,

Yes indeed, life is grand. At 5:30 AM (Central) this morning as I was standing in my short-sleeve polo shirt, filling my rental car with gas just before returning it, I heard the weather forecaster say "9 degrees at O'Hare" and the biggest smile broke out on my face. There's nothing like single digit temps to signal the turn from autumn to winter!

I landed in Charlotte to mostly sunny skies and 46 degrees, which was a darn sight better than the 72 it was when I left here Friday afternoon. But, still not single digits.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Does anybody else have fond memories of the wolf diorama in the Hall of North American Mammals at the American Museum of Natural History in New York? Gunflint Lake, Minnesota, aurora borealis casting its eerie light across the frozen lake, a Great Grey Owl peering down from its leafless perch, and two wolves dashing across the ice in pursuit of a deer that we can't see but whose tracks are in the snow.

Man, that's primal winter.


Not quite, Mary, but I did spend some January days winter camping in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, north of Lake Superior, in -30 degrees, on a training mission for a potential x-country ski to the North Pole (did't happen, sadly). We ate a lot of cheese and other fat to stay warm, the skied in the frozen north (sublime!), and found the sleeping was challenging. We were inside a Russian-designed tent, canopy-style, held up with ski poles at 10 points to make a circle with a pair of long skis as center post. Of course, we didn't see another soul out there!!
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Deirdre wrote:
Boo hiss! I don't want that kind of luck!
Bring on the snow!


I'm with you Deirdre!
I can't wait for the snow...although here in Northern NJ we may have to wait a while Cry

But I have hope! My husband & I got our season passes to our local mountain & can't wait for first tracks!

Liz

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