Not too much going on except for survival. It’s 0 degrees Fahrenheit right now and we’re supposed to hit -14 F tonight. I really don’t like whining but this weather is just plain nasty. It physically hurts to be outside. Not a lot of fun trying to get to work when you’re dressed in office attire.
I am so tired of this. Make it stop.
Even if you’re dressed for the weather single digit temperatures are tough going. Everything is harder to do. Trying to use binoculars or a camera is right out. At least for me. I remember seeing an exhibition of photographs by Frank Hurley, the photographer on Shackleton’s 1914 ill-fated Antarctic expedition. He took excellent photographs in pretty harsh conditions using glass plate negatives. He was even doing color in 1914. No Gore-tex and polypro fleece, these guys had wool and oilskins. This is what is meant by the term “wooden ships and iron men.”
Frank Hurley photo taken from the internet.
Frank Hurley photo taken from the internet.
I may have gotten a peregrine falcon at work but didn’t see it well enough for confirmation. The building across the street from the office is undergoing a major rehab. They erected this huge crane in the courtyard. Installing the crane itself was pretty cool. They used this honking big portable crane to erect the stationary crane. Had to close the street for about a week. Major entertainment for us Y chromosomes. On Tuesday all us Y chromosomes were watching the crane move things off the building roof when a hawk blasted by chasing a pigeon. It had to be a peregrine but it blew by too fast for confirmation. So now I can’t be accused of checking out construction, I’m looking for peregrine falcons.
Entertainment for Y chromosomes. Too cool!
Ed's and Lise's Biggish Years 