Sunday, December 18, 2011

Coldest day of the season yet.

I was planning to join two or three other guys to run in a nearby park shortly after sunrise this morning. Yesterday I backed out, due mainly to the -16C forecast, good thing as the temperature hit -17C. It wasn't so much the temperature as I have not been running for a couple of weeks (minor ankle sprain) and the last time was +10C... no acclimatization here.

I was up and took a few  pictures as the sun crested in the back yard. It certainly doesn't look cold unless you look closely at the second shot, the grass is covered in fairly thick frost.




This third shot was across the water at the boat launch in the park just before sunset. Seeing as it was overcast there was no colourful sky. Even so there is beauty in any view, sometimes it just takes a little time to actually look around, which is why I love running in the forest, every day there is something different if I just take the moment to look at it.


I also tried out a new version of the pedometer Iphone app, but that is another post.

Jeff.