O Canada . . .

Why do you keep sending arctic air to us?

(No, it doesn't fit the tune.  Deal.)

Supposed to get another blast from Saskatoon over the weekend.  Decent temperatures (for winter) today, windy and falling temps tomorrow, back subzero on Sunday.  Forecast for flurries overnight.  We shall see if we get half a foot of "flurries", as has happened in the past.  Delivery of the new snowblower would argue against . . .

Sounds like, if I want another ski run, today is the day.  The knees can just damn well shut up and soldier.

Skis!

Got out to the city forest again, after waxing my no-wax skis with the Sooper Sekrit Glide Wax (Johnson's paste wax)(I've already told you that I'm cheap.)  Got back to the parking lot in time to witness a dog fight.  Why do dog owners think it's a good idea to let their beasts run free?  Am I going to have to start carrying pepper spray while skiing, as well as when biking?

Anyway, good outing.  Got back home to discover that the city had run snow removal down our street (diesel snowblower filling dump trucks) and had left a fleet of icebergs across the end of our driveway.  Sometimes they send a pickup truck plow around after, to clear out driveways, but I didn't feel like waiting.  Shovel time.

Had a whole flock of redpolls at the feeders this morning.  Previous sightings were one at a time.

4 miles, 57 minutes