Thursday, December 07, 2006

Clouds and Things

Did I see the aurora last night? No!

Was it cloudy? Yes!

It's a cosmic rule, I know it. Whenever, the chance to see aurora borealis this far south is high, the clouds move in. This is more of a rule than "red sky at morning, sailor's warning" and "dew on the grass, no rain will pass." This rule is up there with the sun rising in the east.

But enough about that.

How about that cone crop? I'm told the cone crop in Canada is equally lush, so don't expect to see many, if any winter finches down here this winter. Those little cuties will stay fat at home this winter.

I'm still getting used to the idea of taking photos only on the weekend and then portioning them out during the week. Darkness on both ends of my work day keeps me from taking photos either in the mornings or the evenings during the week now. I'm afraid that by the end of the week, the photos aren't very interesting, let alone current. Hopefully, I'll get better at that next week. It will likely be mid- to late-January before the light is strong enough for daily photos again. Such is life.

It's official now: Ski Roundtop opens for the season on Saturday morning!

2 comments:

Gary Boyd said...

Hi Carolyn, Not that it mattered down here in Texas, but your post about the aurora had me out last evening anyway. Same results as you had. Totally overcast, but pleasant temperatures so the time wasn't wasted. I just enjoyed the muffled sounds and reflected glow from Houston...

Carolyn H said...

Gary,

I'm sorry your luck looking for the aurora wasn't any better than mine.

Carolyn H.