Jan 17 2022 - How High is the Ocean - How Deep is the Snow

 

Millie growled when she looked out at the back yard this morning.  She didn't like what she saw.  Really deep snow.  And it is getting deeper as we type. She had to go outside immediately when we got up and she isn't usually interested in going outside till after 8:00am or so.  She jumped down one stair - fine.  The second stair - OK. The third stair - Oh Oh. The fourth stair - just her head was above the snow line and that was too much.  She rushed back up the stairs and in the house, spreading snow bits everywhere.   This is the first big snow fall this year.  Last year she was smaller  and the big snow not so deep so she played happily in it. So we'll see this morning what she decides to do.   I was so intrigued with the tennis news this past week.  Novak Djokovic, the 34-year-old Serbian tennis champ currently ranked number one by the Association of Tennis Professionals by a substantial margin is unvaccinated for COVID-19. He was deported from Australia Sunday following a highly visible appeal.   He's done a lot of testing positive for COVID-19 supposedly within the last month. And he's been out in public a lot as well.  Flying here and there, etc.  That's a big contrast with the Olympics coming up.  The Beijing Olympics are already in the 'closed loop'.  It is sealed and guarded.  The loop, which began on Jan. 4 and will open fully by Jan. 23, according to state media, covers sealed-off sections of Olympic venues and designated accommodation, amounting to a series of bubbles.  Participants are required to move between them using designated transport. Everyone in the loop must have a daily PCR test administered by staff. In Tokyo, tests were largely self-administered. To leave their accommodation, participants must first scan their pass and wait for a green code to confirm they’ve had a negative test result within the last 24 hours. Comparing the situation of Australia and China, we are likely in for a lot of COVID news at the Olympics. It will make this Olympics the most exciting ever for reasons entirely other than sports.  Beijing's event is a large-scale experiment to be watched as much by scientists and politicians as by sports fans. Can there be a special COVID wave at the Olympics?   Isn't this such a great representation of the mysteries beyond.  We visited Brock University's new performing arts centre in 2017 and these were two of the images manipulated with Flaming Pear's India Ink plugin.

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Feb 1 2021 - Tomorrow Is...

 

Our quote yesterday feels like a Christmas story ending::   "Everybody will get their mittens" The beloved Bernie Sanders' mittens have a manufacturer. 18,000 pairs have been requested so far.  And today we're looking ahead to a big day tomorrow. Which day would you say is more significant?  World Play Your Ukulele Day?  Groundhog Day?  It has to be Groundhog Day! You can scroll through countless quotes from the movie.  I've chosen a few for today. Phil Connors: Do you want to throw up here or in the car?  Ralph: I think both. Phil Connors: (to the groundhog) "Don't drive angry! Don't drive angry!" Phil: "This is pitiful. A thousand people freezing their butts off waiting to worship a rat. What a hype. Groundhog Day used to mean something in this town. They used to pull the hog out, and they used to eat it. You're hypocrites, all of you!" Phil: “This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather.” “Phil: Do you ever have déjà vu, Mrs. Lancaster? Mrs. Lancaster: I don't think so, but I could check with the kitchen.” This last one is my favourite. Here's our February railroad calendar. Purchase at: FAA - marilyncornwellart.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca