A White Christmas

Back to Alberta for a white Christmas this year!  I went out to walk the dogs with my parents on Christmas day.  It was a beautiful sunny day, and all of the snow had these beautiful ice crystals on top.  This formation is known as Radiation Frost or Hoar Frost, it grows on the snow surface when water vapor moves up through the snow on cold clear nights. 

Once in a lifetime

So, incase you missed it (which I almost did), last night there was a Lunar Eclipse which coincided with the winter solstice.  This is the first time this has happened in over 300 years.  So I went outside in the 33km/h wind and tried to get a good shot of this event.  With a crick in my neck and frozen hands I stood on the porch with my camera pointing strait up on the tripod, and watched the moon get swallowed by the earths shadow. And just as the last sliver of moon was about to disappear... the clouds rolled in and hid the whole thing.  None the less, here is a shot of what I did see.

Merry Christmas!

We got our first tree this year, so I set it up and decorated it on the weekend.  It's smaller and a little modest, but I love it!

I'm dreaming of a plaid Christmas...

I just wanted to say Merry Christmas, and so did Steve... although he didn't really have a say in it.

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season, and enjoy the time with your friends and family!