" ...though we travel the world to find the beautiful,
we must carry it with us, or we find it not "
Emerson (1803-1882)

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

....and then there was snow




We´ve been experiencing a cold-snap since I got back from the UK last week. Here's a few photos to make you shiver!






















Here´s how I get to spend the cold nights if Mr. Mink is napping close to the highway (the book is by a certain E Shackleton - makes my complaints of frosty toes pale...). The telemetry antenna balanced delicately on the steering wheel can make driving slightly hazardous if the mink decides to up and go. I´m sat in swathes of clothes, which restricts my movement - if you can imagine it, I move rather like a robot. I often sit over on the passenger side to stretch out the old leg-bones (is this starting to sound cushy? I think so. Hmmm). Then, it´s all action stations if the mink takes off, and I leap over to the drivers side in one balletic move (er, perhaps more like Michelin Man....).




















And in minus conditions, there is always the open air pool to enjoy... esp the 42 C 'hot pot' - ahhhh