Goodbye Tsay Keh Dene

Well my time in Tsay Keh Dene is coming to an end. We went done to the lake for one last little rip around on the Skidoo.

I just love the way the snow sparkles in the sun like it is bathed in diamonds. It's so beautiful!
Well moving day is in 2 days & then I will be returning home to the island.
Goodbye snowy north!

Another Spectacular Tsay Keh Sunrise

This sunrise was taken over a 20 minute time lapse. The fog hanging over the mountains,
and the beautiful colours were just sensational.
Aaron took the first 3 photos, which I didn't know until I told him the sunrise was beautiful & I took a couple pictures. I guess we both appreciate the beauty of this place.

The 3 pictures I took.
I thought this was beautiful but I guess I missed the real colourful part of the sunrise.

That takes my breath away.

-40 Celsius or Fahrenheit?

Okay, so I feel like a baby thinking -15 was cold.

A few weeks ago temperatures here dipped down to -40. EEK!
Did you know that -40 Celsius is the same as -40 Fahrenheit?
I opened the blinds in the morning & could barely see out the window with all the ice build up.

Just before sunrise I took a step outside.

- 35 before the wind chill

Now that's cold!

The last couple of weeks have been strangely warm, especially after that deep freeze.
Yesterday it was even +5! The snow has been melting off the rooves & making amazing icicles.





Around here we barbecue all year long...


Today it is -5 which is a pretty comfortable temperature.
The sun is shining & it is shaping up to be a beautiful day.


A beautiful sunny day tend to lead to amazing reflections at sunset...
Here's what I got to watch as I cooked dinner tonight:)


As my time here is coming to an end I am making sure to soak up every ounce
of beauty I can before I am gone.

Back to the Snowy North

I was feeling over due for a blog post.

It's really cold out there!
We have so much snow it's almost to the tops of the trees...
just kidding...


There is however frost on the outside & inside of the window.

A little sunshine pops through between snowfalls.

This is before the wind chill, which is definitely present today!

I didn't take many pictures over the holiday season,
but here are the Christmas Eve shots from when my nephews came over.
It was my first Christmas with them & I was pretty excited!

The troops arrive!

Kane shows Papa the picture he painted for him.

Dinner time:)

The group photo (minus Aaron who is taking the picture).

Present time...

Auntie playing with my awesome nephews:D

I loved every minute of it!

Sledding

Winter is in full force here in Tsay Keh Dene!

Looking at the back of our house.

Kids riding skidoos pulling other kids is a regular sight around here.

Today we decided to give sledding another chance. I find you spend more time digging the stupid thing out of the snow than riding but today we didn't get stuck.
Other than nearly flipping it it went pretty smoothly.

Our Christmas tree.

Yes that temperature is correct!

Glad I'm inside toasty warm:)