100C meets -20C

Well this is what happend when you chuck a cup of boiling water into air at -20C, quite an impressive sight.
Might have another go at this if it gets coold enough again. 

Northern Lights

The big one got away! The northern lights were Amazing the night before last, there were 4 bands like this, but very well defined, they went right across the sky the into a spiral in the north. By the time I got my camera and changed lenses theis is all that was left. They were very bitght, even against the street lights.
I'll keep my eyes open for more, and have my camera ready. 

Back in Lynn Lake

I am back in Lynn Lake now, warmer up here now, up to about 4C in the day, still -18C at night, but better than -30C. I'll post some pix once I take some.

On th road again

I am currently sitting in Halifax Airport, waiting for my flight to Toronto, from thete I'll be heading to Winnipeg and staying there for the night. Tomorrow I'll be heading for Waboden MB by road. I'll stay overnight there then go up to Lynn Lake, it looks like there is about 2 weeks of work up there.

Lewis in His New Bed

Well here he is, installed in his new bed. The bed seems to serve it's purpose, We can get all his toys and chest of draws under the bed and him on top of the bed. The computer and desk fit nicely at the end of the bed. There is plenty of floor space for laundry 

Kub Kar race 2006

Today Lewis took part in the regional Kub Kar race. The race was held in the village mall. Her you see the 4 tracks and all the cubs and parents watching the races. 

The Bed with ladder

Now Lewis' bed has a ladder, I took this photo just before moving all the junk in under the bed. 

Lewis' Bed

Well after almost a year I have completed Lewis' loft bed. The design was modified from one I sae in a magazine. I made it mostly of economy grade 2x4 lumber which I planed down to about 1 1/2 x 3. It is all held together by lagg bolts. All I need to do now is figure out how to build a ladder. 

Capreol Lake

Well I am back from Sudbury now, I don't have many pix to show for it. Here is one, a view from on top of one of the small hills in the area where we were working. The yellow cylinder is the surface coil, it is basically an antenna for out Pulse EM system.
As you can see there are no large trees in this area, that is because over the last 100 years they were all poisoned by SO2 comming from the smelting opperations. In the 70s the built a massive smoke stack to make the SO2 someone elses problem. Vegetation has returned, but it is a slow process because the soils are thin and contaminated.