meaning of weather alert

"Issued at 04:44 Tuesday 26 December 2017

The intense snow squalls have reached Midland to Lake Couchiching and will continue to drift to the south today. Snow squalls will persist today with additional significant amounts possible. Some areas may receive 15 to 25 cm. Snowfall rates of several centimetres per hour are likely under the most intense bands.

Snow squall conditions near Georgian Bay are expected to persist for much of the week due to the presence of a very cold Arctic air mass.

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Visibility will be suddenly reduced to near zero at times in heavy snow and blowing snow.

Snow squall warnings are issued when bands of snow form that produce intense accumulating snow or near zero visibilities."

It seems colder when the flag is horizontal:

Val was concerned about Santa landing in a wind turbine, If that was what bothered him last year, imagine the flight conditions this year:

These are for one of my many friends called David - the one in southern England!

W O B  - does not fly in this

Scout Valley

I walked the "Homestead Trail"
Just 2km, maybe half untrodden. I usually run this route, or walk parts to view the dragonflies on the "Alvar-like" plain a few 100m from the start. The forest is mostly deciduous - so open - and airy, ideal for a winter's walk.

I met 5 people, 2 dogs, and one woodpecker.

No such thing as a dull day! (Maybe a dull person?)

W O B

A Starling went a court'n

I went for a walk late this afternoon looking for woodpeckers. Did find some wood chips and so looked up and this is what I saw:

He looked left:

But more often right - from my perspective some 50m away:

Then success!

All told, I took over 130 impressions in 90 minutes. Great day.


W O B

So gooood - I did it again today!

I set out just after 1pm, snow was quite deep after last night, but wind had dropped so it actually felt quite warm.

There was a lot of activity today:

Housing is going to be a problem soon:

I took today off:

Pleasant weekend - wob