The Spotted Devil Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) I'm far from a photographer but just wanted to share a few snaps... The temperature range is about -7C (min) to 0.5C (max) with sunny days. More snow predicted for the weekend. My host and her kids/grand kids were snowed in for Christmas and started this puzzle. We finished it over coffee yesterday morning. My host has the whole house themed for Christmas and her late husband made the reindeer and sleigh. Each of the 7 kids has one of the 11 reindeer as a memento and there is also a full size set! Edited January 4, 2013 by The Spotted Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) I took myself out for a long walk, very well rugged up but I really need some ear muffs! I walked for an hour but it turns out I went the wrong way to find the local stores so after a brief stop at home I set out again. The footpaths haven't been cleared so it's reasonably heavy going and you need to watch for slippery ice. For the most part, the snow is soft and powdery but a good workout nonetheless! A pretty little building in a park... And an abandoned bird nest... Edited January 4, 2013 by The Spotted Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 And the cutest Irish Terrier puppy ever Hank is 4 months old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Great photos! Where are you, I'm guessing to in Australia. :laugh: it was 42 here today! Looks much cooler here you are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Great photos! Where are you, I'm guessing to in Australia. :laugh: it was 42 here today! Looks much cooler here you are! Yes, a little further afield :laugh: I'm in Ohio undertaking research for my PhD. I was homesick before I got on the plane but I try to enjoy the novelty of being somewhere different and count myself lucky that I get such opportunities! Gorgeous photos but looking at them is just torture after experiencing 45 degrees in Adelaide today! :laugh: I've been following the weather and fires there - just awful and makes me a bit nervous. Mr TSD is home with the menagerie and is copping the heat but it's always a few degrees cooler there. Fortunately when the 4 trees fell on our house, the old air-con was replaced under insurance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Wow Ohio sounds great especially at this time of the year. What are you doing your PhD on that takes you all the way over there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Awesome, spotted. I was wondering where you were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Hey razzle Far, far away from the MIL tlc - my PhD looks at the relationship between human attitudes and human behaviour and dog behaviour and dog welfare in animal shelters. I looked at over 30 handlers and 1000 dogs in Australia but just couldn't get the work done there that I wanted to. I'm working with a very large and progressive animal shelter over here. Hopefully these last 2 studies won't take me much more than a month to get done as I've done all the hard work in terms of methodology already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Wow sounds like interesting work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malamum Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Looks gorgeous!!! I love it when everything is covered in snow and there is bright blue sky. When I visited my Aunt in Germany they had a massive dump the night before I arrived and the the day I got there it looked like your pictures. I was so excited I even volunteered to shovel the driveway and the footpath in front of their house. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 I know what you mean Malamum! The weather turned unseasonably warm and the snow melted away. The last week it has been incredibly cold.... -15C (apparent temp -24C) and we've had to leave the taps running to stop the pipes freezing at home. Yesterday we got a nice dump of snow (depending on whether you were north or south of the city - the shelter is north and home is south :D ) but this morning we had 3 inches in 3 hours. The interstates were a mess with trucks jack knifing and cars spinning off the road during the morning commute. There are some definite advantages at leaving home at 5.15am Every chance I could, I snapped a photo...my rental is the white AWD.... It took 15 mins to scrape enough snow off so I could drive home... Sunrise from yesterday... The "Bark Park" off leash dog run opposite the shelter....the girls were threatening to toboggan down the hill on trash can lids. I offered to pay $20 if they'd let me video it :laugh: I think the director has forbidden it...I can't think why :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redangel Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Great pictures! Ive never been to the snow in my memory (I might have as a toddler) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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