(Sing along) Ohhh the weather Outside is,,,,

Category: Artic Living | Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:12 pm

,,,,,,,,,,DECEPTIVE!!!!! I'm telling you looking out the window, not a flutter of the wind to be found. The day was so nice, chilly but sunny and calm. It was 2 in the afternoon, and I was putting on a pot of coffee for KolbjÃƒÂ¸rn an I, when I looked out the window then the clock an thought, dang is it gettin dark fast. So I grabbed my camera because I wanted to capture how dark but not quite full dark an show my children. I opened the door, felt the air an thought its still kind of warm out an ran out an down to the field so I could get the best shots. I knew I only had about 15 minutes so no coat, gloves or hat. Just pulled on my boots an ran down in what I had on all day. long johns an shirt, pants and a turtleneck sweater. I was warm. Ha! About 1 minute later i could feel my nose starting to run, in about 2 my eyes were starting to tear up an freeze, an a few minutes later it was all I could do to hang on to the camera. I swear even the ravens were making fun of me. But I got the shots!! lol. I payed for it too. I tried to run back up the hill, but my feet were freezing already,(I only had on 2 pairs of socks and boots) I finally made it to the house, an tried to open the door, I did it an just about fell into the entry room. There I stood. Tears running down my face, nose running to my chin, face, ears and hands getting to be a pretty bright red,, when my husband greets me at the kitchen door holding 2 cups of coffee with a fire roaring in the fireplace behind him and says to me "Are you cold?" One eye was starting to thaw so I narrowed it. Lets just say at that point if I could of moved I probably would of kicked him an sent him sailing thru the air in search of a new land. (nah not really, but I felt like it,,lol) But the kind an gentle man that he is, he puts down the coffee cups, goes an gets me a blanket an wraps me up in it, then bends down an takes off my boots, guides me to the kitchen table an helps me to sit down. I know at this point, I heard ice breaking at my hips,,or so it seemed. He covered my ears with his hands an was talking to me in norwegian, an smiling an laughing. He's lucky I didn't make out most of what he was saying, but what I did hear, I started to laugh too. He wiped my face an made me drink some coffee, then guided me up the halve spiral stairs we have to the den or family room. There he says to me,,"Okay lets see what made you go out to take these pics an freeze over an lets send them to the kids" I thawed instantly...lol. It pays to freeze sometimes.

So here they are, the pics that I just had to get. Also if you look at the first pic to the last one you can see how fast it was getting dark, and why I ran out like I did. Would I do it again,,,lol,,, you bet I would.

one of the camping cabins

by I would say 2:20-2:30 in the afternoon today it looked like this,,,

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toni wrote on Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:24 pm:

Wow, I could almost feel the darkness sucking the light out of my room.
I know this is going to sound naive, but do you have heavy curtains or shutters on the house windows because of the cold therefore there is no light shining at the windows?

Don't go out like that again, you could get lost and really freeze from the looks of it.

dooley wrote on Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:46 pm:

Oh, so cold and dark! I would not like that as I think I am allergic to the cold. I think I really prefer sunny Arizona. The pictures are great though so thanks for braving the cold so we could see them. dooley

Frank wrote on Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:21 pm:

Sure got dark fast! Glad to hear you didn't become a block of ice Biita, that wouldn't haven't been nice at all. Thanks for braving the elements.

Droopy wrote on Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:22 pm:

Lovely photos, Biita, thanks for running out and getting them!

Palm Tree wrote on Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:03 pm:

Well they say gardeners are crazy to enjoy playing in the dirt. Now I think it would be justified to say stewbies are just as crazy - but a good crazy. Thanks for braving the elements and making us part of your experience.

Biita wrote on Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:24 pm:

toni we have winter storm windows that basically stay up all yr. there is a section that comes off so we can open the window that it covers in summer. but i just have regular curtains, its just that dark. i know my way around every nook an cranny of this farm so no harm of me getting lost,,lol. we also have flashlights that you wind up instead of batteries so you never have to worry about losing your light an way,,but well i didn't grab it on my way out.

lol,, i must be crazy. but then thats what makes life so intresting, just being impulsive. so does that make me fit in here......

eileen wrote on Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:24 am:

Brrrr I could feel the chill all the way over here in Scotland!! You certainly have a gem of a husband Biita but next time you feel the urge to take some piccies please wrap up well before going out. After all we don't want you to freeze on our account even although we really appreciate your wonderful photographs.

Biita wrote on Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:35 am:

lol,, yeah eileen, i think i'll keep him,, wouldn't give him up for the world....

Netty wrote on Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:53 pm:

Oh what we will do when presented with a photo opportunity! So glad you didn't freeze or get frost bite Biita!

glendann wrote on Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:47 am:

Thanks for the pictures .I would have done the same thing.I know I'm a little crazy too but gosh its fun.
You live in such a different
type of place than I Biita.It really sounds scarey there in a way.

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