Long over due

As no surprise to anyone, I've totally be failing at maintaining my blog. I wish I could say it's because I've just been way too busy to even think about it, but really I just don't feel like I've had much worth sharing.

However, looking back through the photos I've taken and haven't bothered to upload to my computer... there have been some pretty magical moments with the beautiful landscape here.

Starting with the northern lights dancing across the sky over town last night:

 This is what they looked like directly above me: 

Then last week there was the moon: 

And whoever said there was a pot of the gold at the end of the rainbow must have meant a river full of char.... 

frozen dirt road

I was walking to work this morning on the frozen dirt road, cozy warm with my long johns, parka, knitted scarf, headband and mittens, wondering what I'm doing here. As someone who is constantly cold, how did I end up in a place where the ground is already frozen, snow has been falling, and the temperature is below zero from now until spring next year? How did I end up as the girl with a parka, beaver and rabbit fur mitts and seal skin mukluks?
It's going to be an interesting winter, and I'm already looking forward to my southern vacation come Christmas - Toronto is going to feel so warm!
I'm hoping the clouds clear soon so that I can actually see the Northern Lights.