Early this morning, I made my way to work under a clear and stary sky, by the light of a full moon. For the first time this season the temperature dipped to zero, and the moonlight sparkled like a sheet of diamonds in the frosted windshields of cars parked at the roadside.
By eight AM, the sun was shining brightly, and the veil of low lying cloud that had hovered precariously over us for the past two weeks gave way to reveal snow capped mountains on a crisp blue sky backdrop. The last I saw the north shore mountains, some weeks ago, there wasn't a pinch of snow to be seen. But now, as if miraculously dumped there overnight, the newly revealed peaks proudly displayed a pristine crispness covering the top 1/3 of their majesty.
The forcast called for sun and double digit temperatures for the entirety on the coming week, but this morning you could smell winters proximity in the fresh, crisp air. We've yet to see a flake of snow fall at ground level, or a frozen puddle, or even sub-zero temperatures - but you can tell, winter is close.
Carole and I had a nice full weekend. Friday night we drove around some of the new housing projects on the hills to the east of us. Not exactly a thilling Friday night date, but it gave us a good sense of the sheer volume and scale of the houses being built these days. Yes, you guessed it - we've starting contemplating a residential upgrade, and have begun the quest for the perfect domecile. Saturday was more of the same, looking as far as Fraser Heights, Blue Mountain, Burke Mountain, and Thornhill. We're seen some doozies, but can we afford them?
Saturday night we went to a poker tournament in Surrey. I was out in 7th place, and Carole hung in to 4th, so neither of us made it into the money ... but it was still a fun night, as always.
Sunday we went to Bowen Island and spent the afternoon/evening with my parents. We had a good visit, took a nice walk to Crichen Park to watch the fish spawning, then returned for an awesome dinner of escargot and roast lamb. Now y'all know where I get my culinary skills from - my mom puts me to shame! It was an awesome meal. We had to catch the ferry back at 9PM though, and our visit seemed way too short - but at least my parents are so close to us now... only an hour away! It's awesome that we can go see them pretty much any time.
So, this week, we've got a few concerts to go to - well, Carole's got a few, I've only got one. We'll be seeing Static-X at the Commodore on Wednesday. Hopefully I'll find some time to write about it!
Posted by Calvin at November 14, 2005 02:04 PMtoughen up.... i've seen some flurry's and it's been chilly enough... although i've been comparing the coastal temps and i think we are about even as far as highs and lows go... not at the same time... but i think yesterday we were definatley warmer than you... i think it's my hotness... and so you know... gas has been at 95 cents for about a month now
Posted by: vetiver at November 15, 2005 12:21 PM