Unseasonal behaviour

[chickenfeet]

Environment Canada claim that it is 6C going up to 10C but it doesn't feel like it. Once again there is a very brisk cold wind blowing off the lake. It is though beautifully sunny so i decided to risk a bike ride. A bike ride in Toronto in late January is pretty special. So I put some air in the old tyres and headed down to Cherry Beach and then East. There was one daft bugger windsurfing but, naturally enough, a distinct shortage of scantily clad young women. Then I decided to head out to the end of the Leslie Street Spit in search of more probable forms of bird life. It was a stiff pull going out into the stiff, cold breeze but the lake looked just lovely. There was plenty of bird life on the artificial wetlands but I have no idea what it all was. They had feathers and swam. It was also quite muddy towards the end of the spit. Always fun on a bike! The spit is great though. I love it out there even when it's as cold as today.

Comments

[albionwood.livejournal.com]

Whereas here in Sunny CA (hah!) we had to wait for a brief lull in the howling wind and sheeting rain before madly dashing out to get more wood for the stove. That was my total outing for the day - 5 minutes filling a box with firewood. It's not too cold though, just snotty.

Weatherbug

[violetsaunders.livejournal.com]

Sounds great! Do you know Weatherbug - you might enjoy it.

http://www.weatherbug.com/

Re: Weatherbug

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

I checked it out. The Mac version appears to be US only. Thanks anyway.

[a-d-medievalist.livejournal.com]

Well, it's cold, snotty and otherwise icky here. 27 days of rain, one day of partial sun, more rain.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

it's bucketing down here today too